Tubing in Costa Rica
So I was loving my four day stay in the Blue River Resort and Hot Springs, I spent all day yesterday riding horses through the jungle followed by a nice hour or two in the four natural hot spring pools...
View ArticleZip Lining and Tarzan Swing in Costa Rica
My four days at the Blue River Resort and Hot Springs was almost up, but I had time for one last day activity – some jungle zip-lining. Today’s day trip costs about $45 and involves getting strapped to...
View ArticleLas Colinas Hotel in Arenal Volcano Review; La Fortuna, Costa Rica
La Fortuna, home to the iconic Arenal Volcano, is arguably Costa Rica’s biggest draw. It’s the home of endless adreniline sports, amazing views, rafting, rapelling, hot springs, the lot. So I made a...
View ArticleAleidas Hostel Review; Quito, Ecuador
Ecuador has been on my list for a long time, and with a trip to the Galapagos planned for the weekend, I was going to spending a few days in Quito before hand. I had an old friend visiting me too, so...
View ArticleI’m Going on a Boat Tour to the Galapagos Islands!!
The Galapagos islands – a huge, huge bucket list item for me, I’m so excited to be going there with Voyagers.Travel tomorrow. I’ve been in Ecuador for a few days, where I mountain biked down the...
View ArticleMountain Biking down Cotopaxi; The World’s Highest Active Volcano
When you have the opportunity to mountain bike down the world’s highest active volcano, yet you have no mountain biking experience, nor have you acclimatised to Quito’s 2,800m altitude (almost 10,000...
View ArticleInternational House, Medellin; A review
Travelling solo through Central America, Venezuela, Colombia and then the mad parties at the World Cup in Rio had fully burned me out, I was supposed to be traveling for almos ten months on this trip...
View ArticleThe 10 Most Awesome Things to See in South America
I’ve spent almost eight months backpacking through the vast majority of South America, visiting every country on the continent, most of them two or three times. It’s been one hell of a trip, countless...
View ArticleClassic Car Havana Tour in Cuba
If you can set down the rum and cigars for a couple of hours, which is pretty difficult believe me, then the one ‘must-do’ activity in Cuba is to ride around Havana in a classic car. No sooner had I...
View ArticleHow to Backpack around Peru – with PeruHop
My trip around South America was one of the best experiences I’ve had – Galapagos, Easter Island, the World Cup Final, Machu Picchu, but one thing I wasn’t quite prepared for was the sheer size of the...
View ArticleIllegally Crossing from Venezuela to Colombia (this story contains grenades!)
I had spent the last ten days or so traversing Venezuela, a beautiful, complicated country. Home to the world’s tallest waterfall, Angel Falls, to arguably the most beautiful mountain in the world,...
View ArticleMy Tango Lessons in Buenos Aires, AMAZING!
So Buenos Aires very quickly became my favourite city in all of South America, and perhaps the first place I have wanted to live on the continent. It’s gorgeous, full of life. So much fun at every...
View ArticleEscape to America’s Best Fishing Spots
Relaxation season is here. Leave the job, the bills, and the worries behind as you head to your favorite fishing hole this year. Try a place you’ve never been, or hit up the same spot where you pulled...
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