“This is a forgotten place,” Marcos says, as he unlocks the chain wrapped tight around a set of big blue doors. “But you’re with me. You’re probably safer up here than…
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If you’ve wondered whether it’s safe in Medellin, Colombia, you’re not alone. Worrying about safety in Colombia has been a common thought process for decades – and not just for tourists,…
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I’m not the first person to say I love the heat. When I was younger it was great, sure: sunbathing by swimming pools in Turkey and Greece with my family, summer…
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Accommodation Colombia South AmericaMinca, Colombia: Going Off Grid in a Giant Hammock at Casa Elemento
“Who wants to come and stay at Casa Elemento?!” As soon as Ed whirled his way through the upstairs bar at our Santa Marta hostel, throwing out brown paper business cards…
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One of the worst things about travelling is having to say goodbye. Whether it’s to friends and family when you first start a trip, or to the people you meet on…
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Life moves differently in the Ecuador Amazon. We’d been out on a day’s hike through the rainforest to reach a secluded waterfall, unexpectedly accompanied by a young Ecuadorian girl who’d been…
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Bolivia Brazil Challenges Colombia Ecuador Personal South America Spanish ChallengeThe Spanish Challenge: Achieve Fluency Before Leaving South America
Can I become fluent in Spanish in South America? Six months ago I relocated to Ecuador, a Spanish speaking country, with little to no Spanish speaking skills of my own. I…
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Asia Challenges Ecuador Nepal South America Thailand VolunteeringLessons Learned from 200 Hours of Teaching English Abroad
“¿Tres ensaladas de frutas, por favor?” I leave the tiny serving hatch, where three women wearing hair nets and harried expressions rush back and forth. Plates of food scattered around the…
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Challenges Ecuador Galapagos Islands Photography South AmericaSnorkelling with Sharks at San Cristóbal Island in the Galapagos
“Tiburones! Tiburones abajo!” My heart sank. Only an hour before, I’d learnt that this was the Spanish word for sharks. Plural. And now I was about to swim over a whole…
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Asia Ecuador Kenya Lithuania Nepal South America Thailand VolunteeringVolunteering with Children Abroad: the Issues You Should Know
When looking for volunteering projects in foreign countries, one of the first things to catch people’s eye is working with children. There are so many orphaned and impoverished children around the…