Tarapoto I was trying to make my way to the Huallaga River so I got several buses for short journeys and on one of the last ones, a Peruvian guy told me to go with another guy that was heading…
The lesser-known tourist attractions of Northern Peru
I’m very glad that I returned to Peru as I’d missed some very significant places the first time around. The North of Peru has some great historical sites so I knew that I’d made the right decision. My first stop…
My Ecuador animal rescue centre diaries Vol 4
I returned to the rescue centre feeling much better than when I left. I was excited about the challenge and I did a week’s handover with Helen where she showed me all the morning checks and filled me in on…
Trying to do the Quilotoa Loop and failing miserably
Latacunga As I had been up all night from the shamanic ritual, I had the most unattractive sleep on the crowded bus to Latacunga, I must have looked like a total wreckhead. The most impressive thing about Latacunga is that it…
What’s it like to be ‘cured’ by a shaman?
Before and during my trip to South America I suffered from a health issue that meant I was continually bleeding for over a year. This was on account of using the contraceptive injection as a form of birth control when…
Learning Spanish in Ecuador’s Otavalo
For our last night in Quito, Steph and I had drinks in the new town followed by a shawarma. The next day we parted ways at the horrible Quito bus station and I got the bus to Otavalo. She texted…