Of all our stops in Peru, Arequipa is the city we could see ourselves getting stuck in for a while. Peru’s White City boasts some of the prettiest natural surro...
There was a moment when I thought to myself, “Well this is a bad idea.”
It was a fleeting moment of course, after which I threw caution to the wind, latche...
On Galapagos there are awesome days and then there are epic days. Snorkeling Los Tuneles off of Isla Isabela turned out to be the later – so much so it was the ...
For our last day on Isla Isabela, we decided to break away from our otherwise wildlife-focused trip for a day-hike up one of the Island’s most active volcanoes,...
We arrived to Isla Isabela’s main port (Puerto Villamil) by speed boat around 10:30am leaving us with the rest of the day to explore. Unfortunately, we soon lea...
Once we'd made the decision to bag the multi-day cruise and map out our own adventure across the Galapagos Islands, we knew a trip to Isla Seymour Norte to see ...
For a self-guided excursion on Isla Santa Cruz, Bahia Tortuga (Tortuga Bay Beach) was an awesome and economical way to spend a day. To add to its allure, this p...
It was a hot, hazy Tuesday in May when we embarked on our slow boat trip down the Rio Cuyabeno. Our destination was Cuyabeno Lodge, the original eco-resort of ...
We arrived in Ayampe by way of Puerto Lopez, a quaint Ecuadorian fishing village an hour south of Manta. The town and its small stretch of sandy white beach ar...
I felt a sense of calm and relief as I plopped my bag down on the bed.
Outside, in the not so far off distance, the waves were crashing loudly against the pe...