I hadn’t exactly planned to settle down in Sucre. You might not have noticed, but my travels have been slowing down again somewhat since I reached Bolivia. Not to say they’re…
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I have a bit of an affinity for cemeteries. As a child, on my family’s twice-yearly visits to my grandpa’s grave in Somerset, there were three other plots I used to…
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Before arriving in Sao Paulo, I’d never heard of Batman’s Alley. There’s a huge amount of fascinating street art pieces throughout South America, and every time I take a photo of…
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His name was Francisco, and he’d always lived in the favelas. “I was born in Rocinha,” he told Kay in Portuguese, proudly, “but I built this house eighteen years ago.” The…
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Challenges Colombia Language South America Spanish ChallengeTwo Weeks of Spanish Classes with Nueva Lengua School in Colombia
My first Spanish classes – in Colombia The beginning of September has brought with it the sudden realisation that I’ve been in South America for seven months. Which means I’ve also…
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“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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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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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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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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“Do you feel older than us?” asked Mhairi, as we sat in a cosy cafe on a Wednesday afternoon, discussing our travelling plans for the months ahead. I didn’t know how…