Bags come and go. This is particularly true for backpacks since they are put through so much stress. They are manhandled through airports, bus stations, hostels, hotels, and more. So it may surprise you that I have been using the same backpack for the majority of my trips over the last nine years. I purchased
Back to the Homeland
Two years ago I headed off to South America. I returned to Scotland in July 2012 to see my family and attend a wedding though Two months later, I returned to South America in order to see the whole continent by bus. Due to the sheer size of South America, I did not see everything
The World’s Most Beautiful Beaches
White sand, palm trees, sunshine and cocktails. That’s the image most people think of when they think about a relaxing holiday. They do not want to be walking on stone beaches with rubbish everywhere. Hotel chains around the world seek out beautiful beaches to develop their hotels because of this. It is understandable. For many
The Most Dangerous Countries in the World
I came across an interesting article last week entitled “The Most Dangerous Countries for Tourists, in Maps“. The article referred to an interactive map on CBCNews which showed which countries to avoid whilst travelling. It was based on travel safety advise from Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs. I find it interesting to see which countries
Chilling in Baños, Ecuador
After a month in Cuenca, we travelled up to Baños on Saturday. It only took around 9 hours to get here, which isn’t too bad when compared to most of the other journeys we have done in South America. The town is situated in a valley, surrounded by many high mountains. There are hydrothermal springs
So Long Cuenca
It’s time for another quick travel update. The last time I updated you all about my travel situation was just over a month ago, when I just arrived in Ecuador from Paraguay. A few days after that post I uploaded a video from Puerto López and Machalilla National Park. Since then, we have been staying
My First Days in Ecuador
I arrived safely in Manta, Ecuador on Friday night. We had three flights to take: Asunción (Paraguay) to Lima (Peru), Lima to Quito (Capital of Ecuador), Quito to Manta (West coast of Ecuador). Door to door, the journey took 20 hours. I’ve taken longer journeys before and been fine but I found the 6 hour
Searching for Jesus in Rio de Janeiro
Rio is a city I had wanted to visit for a long time. It didn’t disappoint. Me and my girlfriend touched down at 7am on 1st January. We then got the bus to the world famous Copacabana. It wasn’t what I expected. It looked like a bomb had been detonated. It was only 8am and
Off to Dusseldorf
I’m off to Dusseldorf in Germany tomorrow for a few days for my mate Kevins stag do. The flight is at 6.30am, which means I need to get up at 3am. However, I doubt that the early time, nor the still poor pound to euro exchange rate, will stop us from having a good time.
Back In Scotland
I touched down in a wet and cold Scotland yesterday at midday. After spending close to 3 months in the sun it was a bit depressing to arrive in grey, cold and wet conditions. I’m sure I will get back into the swing of things in a few days. My flight home was unfortunately at
