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 …
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, …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …