If you’ve been over to our About Us page you’ll know that one of the reasons we started this blog was because we found other travel blogs so useful when planning our trip, and we wanted to contribute something ourselves. (more…)
Author: Paddy
Learning How To Grow Coffee in Salento, Colombia
We didn’t think it right to visit Colombia’s Coffee Triangle without taking a little time to learn about the brown stuff and how it’s produced. In between relaxing in the tiny colonial town of Salento and visiting the magnificent Cocora Valley, we decided to head on a tour of a coffee plantation. (more…)
Canoeing in the Amazonian Flood Forest, Ecuador
When you think of Amazon Rainforest Brazil springs to mind, right? Rightly so, as 60% of the Amazon is located in Brazil. But the other 40% of the 2.1 million square miles of rainforest sprawls across another 8 Latin American nations, one of which being Ecuador, which is where we spent an incredible four days. (more…)
Visiting Machu Picchu, 4 Day Jungle Trek
A rite of passage for all travllers in Latin America, Machu Picchu spans several peaks at 2,400m above sea level overlooking the Sacred Valley, in Peru’s Cusco region. The 15th century Inca ruins were lost to the world when the Incas abandoned it during the Spanish Conquest but were ‘re-discovered’ in 1911 when Hiram Bingham cast the majestic ruins back into the limelight. (more…)
Bribery at the Bolivan Border
You might have heard rumours (or read about San Pedro Prison) regarding the various law enforcement officials in Bolivia and the scams and corrupt practices they employ to make a few extra Bolivianos. When leaving Chile from San Pedro de Atacama for the Bolivian border we had no idea that we were about to fall victim to one of these scams ourselves. (more…)
The Day we Met an Inmate at San Pedro Prison (La Paz)
Anyone who has read the book Marching Powder will be only too familiar with San Pedro Prison in La Paz, but if you haven’t it’s difficult to believe the truth about San Pedro. (more…)
