Quito The Launching Pad Of Ecuador!

View of Quito from the sky

As many of you have followed my journey you will know that I didn’t get much of a chance to document the last part of my trip through Latin America between January and March. I thought that it would be a real shame to have left so many amazing stories untold. So over the next [...]

Facing Reality – Returning to Work,Post Travel Blues and What Comes Next?

Where will life take you next?

So it’s been just over 3 weeks since I finished my epic 4.5 month solo backpacking trip of Latin America and returned back to my home country Australia. I knew it wasn’t going to be an easy transition going from the care free lifestyle of a backpacker and returning to a world of working, responsibilities,bills, rent [...]

The End Of a Chapter – Homeward Bound

Flying from Montreal to start my Latin American Adventure

As I write this post It has been 144 days since I left on my journey across Latin America and over 182 days since I left my job to sell all of my belongings in Montreal and prepare to embark on this adventure of self discovery. Over the last 6 months I’ve had countless people [...]

Getting Down And Dirty In Cartagena!

Me coming out of the mud pits a new more muddy man

After my Epic sea journey from Panama City to Cartagena through the San Blas islands I got my first taste of South America in the port town of Colombia Cartagena. Unfortunately as I arrived at the start of January during a giant electronic music festival and had not booked a hostel in advance finding a [...]

I’m On A Boat: Sailing Panama City To Cartagena On The Jacqueline

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So last year with christmas in Bocas Del Toro done and New Years Eve fast approaching. the thought of spending another year in a packed city crammed full of party go’ers was becoming less and less appealing. Which was when I decided that seeing as I wanted to do the boat trip from Panama City to Cartagena [...]

Foodgasm Friday: For Shame,Junk Food On The Road!

San Jose Costa Rica - Coming in at number 1 on my most shameful food list is of course Mcdonalds, I don't think as a traveler you can eat anything more commercialized and most travelers I talk to Mcdonalds is always there biggest taboo food. I had a moment of weakness

Omg guys cant believe I havent done a Foodgasm Friday since mid December, For Shame on me. This weeks Foodgasm friday is a bit of a shameful subject When traveling new countries I love to sample new and interesting foods for me its one of my favorite things and i’m sure other travelers are the same. However [...]

The End of Indecision,Going With The Flow And letting Fate Decide!

Jumping for Joy at the top of Cotopaxi volcano at the prospect of what life will bring next!

Anyone who knows me or has been traveling with me over the last month knows that recently I have been plagued by indecision. I’ve been so focused on what happens in the next chapter of my life after traveling that it has been blinding me to how truly amazing this chapter is. As I sit [...]

80 Days On The Road, Travel Burn Out And What Comes Next?

contemplation

So its been over 80 days since I left my home of  two years Montreal and a whopping 4 months since I finished my last day of work and made the decision to sell my possessions and leave my career and friends behind  to go traveling Latin America. First of all I have to see [...]

A Very Bocas Del Toro Christmas!

Me on the beach on Christmas day

It’s 2013 and i’m still playing blog catch up. However this is going to be the last location specific blog post I write for a while on Central America. I’m now in Cartagena Colombia and have my sights set on what is ahead. Having said that….. This past Christmas I had the opportunity to spend it on [...]

Boarding Down an Active Volcano in Leon

Me boarding down the side of the volcano

So after arriving from my unexpected journey in El Salvador to see the hobbit it was time to do something a little more touristy in Leon Nicaragua. While in Leon I stayed at Bigfoot hostel who are famous for inventing the sport of volcano boarding. What is Volcano boarding you might ask? Well it involves [...]