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”
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…