Welcome back to the day-by-day breakdown of my budget trip to the Galapagos Islands. As a solo traveller on a personal odyssey around South America, I had to make the time to visit the Galapagos. While it is expensive when compared to the other countries I visited (mainland Ecuador, Peru & Bolivia), since I wasContinue reading “Galapagos on a Budget: Day 2 – Isla Santa Cruz & Puerto Ayora”
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Galapagos Day 1 – Arrival on the Islands
Day 1 of Operation Galapagos! When a day you’ve been waiting for, or even never imagined would happen, it’s pretty special. I hadn’t dared to put the Galapagos Islands on my travel list, since it felt so far (physically and metaphorically) and unobtainable. Making the decision to head to the islands of evolution was theContinue reading “Galapagos Day 1 – Arrival on the Islands”
Getting to the Galapagos
Visiting the Galapagos Islands has always been a dream of mine, so when the opportunity arose to go there in early 2020, I leapt at the chance. Find out how you too can get to the islands on a budget…
A Guest in Guayquil
Guayaquil was only meant to be a brief stopover, but as luck would have it I ended up being hosted by a local family…
Amaru Bioparque
During my stay in Cuenca I took a trip to Amaru Zoológico Bioparque to see the jaguars …
A Walking Tour of Cuenca – A Journey of Self Discovery
As a solo female traveller, walking tours are a safe and fun way to find out more about the area you’re in and to ask a local any questions you might have…
Cuenca Cheat Sheet – Day to Day Living in Ecuador
Cuenca is UNESCO World Heritage Site, a mountain city nestled amongst the peaks of the Andes in southern Ecuador. As a solo female traveller, this was the perfect place to begin my solo travels…
Colonial Cuenca – The Basin of Ecuador
Cuenca is a Spanish colonial city nestled amongst the high sierra of the Andes. Learn about the time I spent as a solo traveller in this gorgeous South American city…
The Ultimate Free Travel Playlists for 2020
Yes I know what you’re thinking – travel is a luxury we can’t afford right now, aren’t actually permitted to do and yet something we’re all craving. Well fear not! These locked-down, quarantiney times are made all the better with a decent playlist. Read on to discover what I’m listening to, and I’ll be sharingContinue reading “The Ultimate Free Travel Playlists for 2020”
Gualaquiza Bound – Freedom Calling
Welcome back everybody! Our time living in the Amazon rainforest has come to an end, and it’s high time this jungle dweller made her way back to civilisation. At the end of my second week in the jungle, a week spent grappling with major raging technical issues and not getting anything useful done, I decidedContinue reading “Gualaquiza Bound – Freedom Calling”
Collecting Continents 