If you plan on backpacking in South America, chances are at some point, you are going to take a night bus to cover some serious distance. I’ve put together a little lowdown on the four different experiences I had using night buses in Argentina, Chile and Peru – which were of varying quality from free […]
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This post is a detailed look at our backpacking trip to Argentina at the end of December 2018 including accommodation, long distance and local transport, food, drink and activities. I’ll admit, I’m massive a geek when it comes to tracking spending on trips – I find it really interesting to look back on in the […]
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“To go left, pull the reins like this and to make him stop, pull the reins back sharply”. This was the one command I really cared about as I eyed my horse, Miguel, nervously. After bumping down a gravel road for half an hour outside of Mendoza with B and two girls from our hostel, […]
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Apologies, Part 2 has been a VERY long time coming! We are at the half point stage of our hitchhike adventure from London to Morocco – catch up on Part One. Day 4 The Lowdown and Drivers After a nights stay at my friend Jay’s house from a previous ski season, we were back on […]
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On our last day in Buenos Aires, we fancied exploring an alternative district of the city and made our way to La Boca. On the edge of a shipyard, La Boca is a gritty, working-class area of the city, famous for its highly successful football team Boca Juniors and a host of colourful tin houses, […]
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I sit and write this in Bariloche, the Argentine Lake District, a place I didn’t even dream I would be at the end of 2017. I love going back over my photos and remembering all the small details and moments from the year, from catching up with a long lost friend, to the delicate autumn […]
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First light on a spring morning, in a brand new city. A combination of mild jet lag and early morning heat and light woke me early, a world away from the cold dark mornings we had left behind in Devon. Spring was awash in Buenos Aires, the the purple jarcanada trees still clinging on to […]
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Back in March, in the heady warmth of the Alpine sunshine we roughed out plans for a big trip. It’s been 3 years since my last extended trip, a winter in Eastern Europe and 6 years since a long distance trip, living and working in New Zealand for two years, followed by 3 months in […]
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I’d had my eye on visiting the Isles of Scilly for a really long time. But there has been one thing which has always put off: the cost. Not only is it £100 return on the ferry to even get to the islands, but the islands only budget option was camping. Now, I do love […]
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