In Atacames, in northern Ecuador, I swapped my Argentinian copilots for a Colombian band. I waved Ari, Ale, and Diego on their way Colombia-ward, and from that day on had the van full of tambores and the cheerful Carribbean rhythms of cumbia. We took the roof off, the sun shone down on us, and the [...]
Montañita Take several surfers, a bundle of slow-travelling South American musicians and artisans, mix in a heavy dose of rum and a little sex, sun and sand. Pour it all out by the side of a beautiful Ecuadorian beach and you’ve got something that looks a lot like Montañita. I spent a lot of time [...]
#ColombiaOrBust didn’t go exactly as planned: I made it to within a few hours drive of the Colombian border with Ecuador and regretfully turned back, leaving my Argentinian ches, Diego, Alejandro and Ari, to head on without me while I began the long haul back to Cusco in time to meet Mum when she arrives [...]
After the 31 hour odyssey to arrive in Montañita, Ecuador, I was not really in the mood to stumble into a town in full-on party mode at 10 pm. It had definite shades of Khaosan Road in Bangkok, crossed with the islands of course, tourist-filled, full of bars, restaurants, and dreadlocked Argentinians selling jewellery, sarongs, [...]
and yes, meeting up for a drink would be awesome! And I know!! I’m such a...
