Wherever I travel, there’s a need to learn the language basics of the country I’m in. Getting to grips with ‘hello’ and ‘goodbye’, ‘what’s your name’ and ‘how are you?’, and the all important…
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Accommodation advice Ecuador South AmericaBackpacking Ecuador – Everything I Know After Five Months of Travel
Ecuador was the first place I went backpacking in South America. As I flew into Quito airport with no return ticket, I felt nervously excited about what the country held in…
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A few days ago, I left Bolivia to travel into Peru. I’ve been in Bolivia for fourteen weeks. During that time I’ve visited nine cities, taken part in two volunteer…
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I spent an unforgettable three months backpacking Bolivia. Bolivia is one of the cheapest countries in South America for backpackers – particularly compared to its neighbours in Chile and Argentina. Many…
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advice Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Peru South America VolunteeringSo You Want to Volunteer in South America?
Last updated March 2019 “I’m going to volunteer in South America!” This gleeful announcement was made to my dad in the summer of 2013, just three days after I’d flown back home…
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I’ll admit, I hadn’t exactly planned to get naked in a Moroccan hammam. And yet, on the afternoon of International Women’s Day, I sat on the beautifully tiled floor of a…
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Camino de Santiago Challenges Solo Travel Spain Travel PlansEl Camino de Santiago: I’m Walking ‘The Way’ Across Spain
Over Christmas, my friend announced that she’s planning to run the London marathon in April. She’s running for a cause important to both of us: her mum passed away from breast cancer…
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Bolivia Brazil Colombia Ecuador Peru Solo Travel South America15 Reasons Why I’m Still in Love with South America
“You don’t know when you’re coming back from South America?!” I remember the face of my best friend, slightly astonished, as she took in what I was saying to her. Finally…
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For a long time (and without sounding too smug), I've been rather proud of how much travelling I've managed to accomplish. When I finished university in 2011, I spent six months…
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I tend to over romanticise a lot of experiences while travelling. It happens more often when I can see myself writing about those experiences online; as soon as something exciting happens,…