Having finally left Montanita Cabanas my next stop was Mancora, Peru for some more surfing goodness at one of the best left hand point breaks in the world. After speaking to some fellow surfers Loki Hostel was recommended to me – so I promptly pinged off an email and reserved a room. On checking in [...]
April 24, 2012
Sandboarding in Huacachina
After a rather last minute decision to skip past Lima and head straight inland from Mancora I found myself in Ica, some 28 hour bus journey away (or around 7ish from Lima) …or more precisely Huacachina . The reason for my stop in this sleepy desert oasis was pretty honed in on a single activity [...]
April 23, 2012
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Photo of the Week – 23.04.12
I spent last weekend exploring the floating islands of Lake Titicaca – some 20minutes boat journey off the mainland city of Puno in Peru. It’s a stunning place where local families literally live on reed beds floating around the lake, anchored together in a small community, the perfect place to take some lush shots! Tweet
April 19, 2012
Mancora – Montanitas Peruvian Cousin?
Having finally left the beauty, surf and party scene that was my home in Montanita, Ecuador for the past 3 months it was going to be tough to find somewhere that matched it’s lure for me. I had no real idea where I was heading on my way down through Peru but my fellow surf [...]
April 17, 2012
My Top 10 Galapagasms
Me and my travel buddies from my recent trip to the Galapagos adopted a phrase to describe the highlights of our experience there – they were referred to as “Galapagasms”. For those of you not on the ball its a combo of the word galapagos and orgasm – clever hey?! There are certain things that [...]
April 16, 2012
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Photo of The Week – 16.04.12
After moaning to heaps of my backpacking buddies that I was going to miss the ocean in the second half of my Peru trip they suggested I hit up Huacachina for some sand boarding antics – which I duly did! The landscape was far more beautiful than I could ever have hoped for – huge [...]
April 10, 2012
Doing South America Barefoot
Over the last 3 months of my travels there’s been one thing missing from my attire and indeed my backpacking kit as a whole – shoes, flip flops, in fact any kind of foot wear (besides my hiking boots for the Inca Trail, which I’m still yet to wear in!) Yup – I’ve been a [...]
April 9, 2012
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Photo of The Week – 09.04.12
I’ve spent the last week of my travels at my first stop in Peru – the small surfing town of Mancora. It’s been great to simply chill out, not worry about work and enjoy the waves. And the wave here is EPIC! The hollow left hand point break has been producing some lush lines and [...]
April 5, 2012
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The Valkiria – My Galapagos Tour Review
Booking a trip to the Galapagos is a huge investment, and something I was very dubious about doing – eventually I bit the bullet and headed to islands with 4 of my buddies aboard the Valkiria via Galapatours, so here’s my review of the tour itself – I’ll be posting a follow up blog on [...]
April 3, 2012
Trying (and Failing) to Learn Spanglish!
The last 3 months have been dominated by surfing for me. It’s been my work, my play and the core of my backpacking experience here in Montanita, Ecuador. But there’s also been a regular activity lurking in the background – and indeed day to life – that has been less apparent in both my blogging [...]
April 2, 2012
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Photo of The Week – 02.04.12
One of the toughest things about being a backpacker is deciding what to do with your time. You could hit the beach, grab a beer, climb a waterfall, jump out of a plane, explore a temple….the possibilities are endless. But sometimes it’s nice to take some serious time out, cool down in the pool and [...]
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April 26, 2012
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