If anybody had told me, starting my five-month Latin America trip (six-and-a-half months ago) I would have failed to make it home on time, that wouldn’t have surprised me in the least. My family and close friends were also less than shocked by the news that I was staying in Peru. If that person had [...]
Given that I’m a travel addict and do quite a lot of it, I’m hideously bad at actually planning my trips. Not a great decision maker, me – I tend to make route decisions on a whim. Marseille because I had a sudden hankering for bouillabaisse, Livingston based on the unconfirmed rumour of a Garifuna [...]
Up until (bless great luck) the day before the Australia Day BBQ, we suffered through practically incessant rain for around a week and a half. Not all that surprising, given that we are in the wet season, but apparently normally there are at least patches of sunshine. Living in a nice strong hostel in the [...]
Despite the certainty with which I concluded the last blog post, I have in fact decided to defer for twelve months. So here I am, working for free in a hostel in Cusco, very little money left, a flight ticket to cancel and yet another glorious year of (semi)-freedom before I need to contemplate once [...]
Hostel living. It’s one thing to be here three nights, there one or two, constantly on the move, but I’d almost forgotten what it’s like to live and work in a backpackers. A completely different animal. Right now I guess I’m out of sorts anyway, still a little sick, working some ridiculous hours (4 hours [...]
and yes, meeting up for a drink would be awesome! And I know!! I’m such a...
