Sitting outside our hostel accommodation in the small town of Rurrenabaque, Bolivia is the one and only time I have seen the Milky Way. A band of glittery stars, speckles and dust illuminated across the pitch black sky. We had returned from drinks at a local bar. It had been a real struggle to find […]
The Amazon Rainforest (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela), also known as Amazonia, the Amazon jungle or the Amazon Basin, encompasses seven million square kilometers (1.7 billion acres), though the forest itself occupies some 5.5 million square kilometers (1.4 billion acres), located within nine nations. The Amazon represents over half […]
I’ve spent a night in hospital in Copacabana due to severe hydration caused by a parasite I had contracted. I checked into a nice hotel and have slept the best part of two days but am feeling a lot better. Copacabana is lovely, nestled between two hills and perched on the southern shore of Lake […]
Being sick in this incredible city has been disappointing as San Pedro Prison and ‘Death Road’ were on my bucket-list of things to do and I’m far to weak to consider doing it. I have managed to get to the amazing Witches Market here in La Paz which I must recommend to anyone visiting the […]
This is a 4-day Pampas Tour into the Amazon. The first day we departed from Rurrenabaque and were driven 3hrs in a 4×4 on a dusty, bumpy and cow-scattered road to the banks of the Yacuma River, where we got on a boat (a motorised canoe) which we took up-river for a few hours towards our accommodation. […]
After a 22-hour delay I have finally arrived in Rurrenabaque, I met some really nice people at the airport and have booked on a Pampas Tour into the Amazon with them. We all went out to dinner together and then to Mosquito Bar which is a really cool little bar made to look like a […]
Intrepid traveller who enjoys unique, obscure and off-the-beaten track locations to traditional 'hot-spots'. Seeking out lesser-known eateries while abroad to ensure an authentic local experience. LAST SEEN: Sailing the Aegean Sea NEXT STOP: Snorkelling on the beautiful island of Rarotonga
