Quito, Ecuador
May 15, 2023 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
We had one full day in Quito before we flew out to the Galapagos. We did our laundry and got SIM cards and then did a walking tour of the old town. Quito is the second highest capital city in SouthRead more
Santa Cruz, Galapogas Islands, Ecuador
May 16, 2023 in Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Our flight from Quito made a stopover and we waited onboard the plane until it took off again. We landed at Santa Cruz airport and took a boat and bus to our accomodation. Santa Cruz island is theRead more
Isabella, Galapogas Islands, Ecuador
May 18, 2023 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
We arrived on Isabella island early in the morning and after checking in to our accomodation, we began our volcano truck up Sierra Negra. It was an easy hour or so up hill and at the top there was aRead more
San Cristibal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuado
May 21, 2023 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
We spent one more night in Santa Cruz before transferring over to our last island, San Cristobal. San Cristobal is absolutely full of sea lions. The whole place stinks of fish!
When we arrived weRead more
Sacha Yacu Centre, Amazon, Ecuador
May 24, 2023 in Ecuador ⋅ 🌧 25 °C
After spending the night in Quito, we caught the bus down to a town called Poyu, which was an hour taxi ride away from the wildlife centre. When we got there we were greeted by a group of (very) youngRead more
Cancun and Tulum, Mexico
June 1, 2023 in Mexico
We arrived in Cancun and headed straight to the doctor to get Alex’s rabies vaccine. It was quite easy but he requires 5 doses over the next month. Our accomodation is quite near the hotel districtRead more
Tulum, Mexico
June 5, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ 🌧 29 °C
On our final day in Cancun, we got Alex’s second rabies shot and picked up Michelle from the airport. Then we headed down to Tulum. Our accomodation in Tulum was so nice. A two bedroom, brand newRead more
Bacalar, Mexico
June 8, 2023 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 37 °C
Our next stop was 2.5 hours south of Tulum, a lakeside town called Bacalar. Bacalar is a small town, but many tourists visit for its beautiful lagoon, which is the most beautiful turquoise colour. WeRead more
San Pedro, Belize
June 9, 2023 in Belize ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
From Bacalar, we caught a two hour ferry across to San Pedro in Belize. San Pedro is a beachside, tourist area. Unfortunately it was also affected by the sargassum just like Mexico so it smelt prettyRead more
Lima, Peru
June 19, 2023 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
After saying goodbye to Michelle at Cancun airport, we flew into Lima quite late at night. We spent our first day wondering around the city, which has an awesome variety of cafes and restaurants. LimaRead more
Cusco, Peru
June 20, 2023 in Peru ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We spent the first day in Cusco acclimatising to the altitude, which is over 3000 feet. We took a walking tour around the city which was particularly interesting as there was a huge festival on. TheRead more
Inca Trail and Machu Picchu, Peru
June 26, 2023 in Peru ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Day 1: we were picked up at 5.30am and after picking up the others we headed to Ollytamba for breakfast. After breakfast we started the trek. Day 1 was was quite easy. We stayed mostly as a group andRead more
Paracas, Peru
June 27, 2023 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
After spending a night in Lima, we were picked up by the Peru Hop bus early in the morning. We stopped for lunch at a weird theme park thing, where we watched a horse do a dance. We then played GuineaRead more
Huacachina, Peru
June 28, 2023 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Next, we spent a night in a desert oasis called Huacachina. It’s a small town set at the bottom of towering sand dunes. In the evening we joined a sand buggy tour. The drivers were insane. We wereRead more
Arequipa, Peru
July 1, 2023 in Peru ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
After spending a very non eventful day in Nazca (Gerard did a flight to see the Nazca lines), Alex and I took an overnight but to the city of Arequipa in the south of Peru.
We really enjoyedRead more
Lake Titicaca, Peru
July 4, 2023 in Peru ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
We had two stops on Lake Titicaca. The first was the city of Puno, which was a surprisingly big city with plenty of historical streets and good restaurants. It is said to be the gateway to LakeRead more
La Paz, Bolivia
July 4, 2023 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Although Bolivia has a few capitals, La Paz is said to be the highest in the world.
The city is bustling with markets, people and cars. It’s hard to walk around as there are so many hills and theRead more
Uyuni salt flats, Bolivia
July 10, 2023 in Bolivia ⋅ 🌙 -3 °C
Our tour started with us running around one of the highest deserts on earth, looking for an immigration stamp. See, Australians need a visa for Chile (where this tour ends) which costs $200 and takesRead more
San Pedro, Chile
July 12, 2023 in Chile ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
Our tour finished at a small town in the north of Chile called San Pedro. The town is built on dirt roads in the middle of the desert. The night got very cold but the days were lovely and sunny.Read more
Santiago, Chile
July 14, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Who knows what happens here. We didn’t leave our apartment for 3 days…
We DID have an earthquake here though! We were lying in bed and I felt shaking. I thought Alex was scratching vigorously butRead more
Vancouver, Canada
July 19, 2023 in Canada ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
We arrived in Canada via Texas around midday and spent the rest of the day relaxing after the overnight flight. We were staying in an Airbnb in West Vancouver. It was just a basic apartment under aRead more
Ketchikan, Alaska, USA
July 27, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
We docked early in the morning at Ketchikan. We didn’t have any excursions booked, so we went ashore and booked a tour of the town. The first stop on the tour was a river full of salmon. It is theRead more
Juneau, Alaska, USA
July 27, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
Today we went ashore without a booked excursions but when we arrived in town we booked whale watching for the afternoon. We looked around the town, which had 4 cruise ships in port! It was built onRead more
Norwegian Jewel, Alaska Cruise
July 28, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Skagway, Alaska, USA
July 29, 2023 in Canada ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
Today we had our last stop for the cruise in Skagway. Today we had to use the tenders to get ashore. Once we got to town we had to hunt around for free wifi so that I could check the details for ourRead more










































































































































































