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…
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…
Exotic Ecuador
The jungle is the furthest place from where I could be right now. As it turns out I would much rather be running about with a camera chasing butterflies and bugs than sifting through the MOUNTAINS of footage I have from my trip. I was not cut out to be an editor, anymore than IContinue reading “Exotic Ecuador”
Collecting Continents 