South America ✈️🌎

October 2023 - May 2024

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- Apr 26, 2024
- ☁️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- Ecuador Provincia de Galápagos Puerto Baquerizo Moreno Playa de Los Marinos -0.902116, -89.6124520°54’8” S 89°36’45” W
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Day 184–189
San Cristobal - Galapagos
April 26 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
San Cristóbal was the sea lion island. There were so many! The island was a mixture of the other two, not too busy or too quiet. We dived at Kicker rock which is famous for its hammerhead populations but unfortunately we had very bad visibility so didn't see any, but did have a fun interaction with a turtle. Better than our dives was our time snorkelling with the sea lions at Tijeretas.Read more
Traveler It looks like the sea lions are dancing - so beautiful.
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Traveler How wonderful to meet the turtle like that!
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- Apr 22, 2024
- ☁️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 6 m
- Ecuador Provincia de Galápagos Cantón Isabela Puerto Villamil Punta Villamil -0.962203, -90.9574690°57’44” S 90°57’27” W
Day 180–183
Isla Isabela - Galapagos
April 22 in Ecuador ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Isabela was our favourite island for snorkelling. We spent quite a lot of time at Concha de Perla, a free snorkelling spot where we saw everything we'd ever want to! We also visited Isla Tintoreras, just off Isabela which was possibly the best snorkelling we'll ever do - had white tip reef shark nurseries and penguins flying around the water. While on land we took ourselves off on a little cycle tour where we got to see a tortoise nursery and the remains of an old prison which was on the island.Read more
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- Apr 18, 2024
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Ecuador Provincia de Galápagos Las Acacias Playa de Los Alemanes -0.747647, -90.3127780°44’52” S 90°18’46” W
Day 176–180
Santa Cruz - Galapagos
April 18 in Ecuador ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Left our bags in Bogotá and headed to the Galapagos with just our swimsuits and snorkel gear! There is such an incredible amount and diversity of wildlife on these islands that we felt incredibly privileged to see and snorkel and dive with.

Santa Cruz is the most touristy/commercial of the islands, with lots of souvenir shops and nice restaurants. But still you can see sea lions lying everywhere through the town, and looking into the water from the pier you see golden rays and baby blacktip reef sharks.

We went on two dives, to Gordon's Rock where we saw a whole family of hammerheads! And to Seymour where we saw some sleeping white tips.Read more
Traveler Amazing. Is that your own video?
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Traveler Yes, we've put together a video for each island! Had some chill time while in Bogotá so wanted to be productive!
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Traveler That's brilliant - what an experience to have.
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- Apr 13, 2024
- ☁️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 1,539 m
- Colombia Antioquia Medellín Conjunto Florida Verde Parque Lleras 6.2102, -75.5712746°12’37” N 75°34’17” W
Day 171–173
Medellin
April 13 in Colombia ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Medellín was an interesting city. The area we were staying in was very modern, full of digit nomads who spent time in fancy cafes, and a lot of amazing street art. On the other hand, when we visited the city center it was the most poverty stricken we have seen. Every metre was another person begging or sleeping on the street, often with severe disabilities and birth defects. It was definitely a bit of a shock, and perhaps demonstrates some of the dark past of Medellín.Read more
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- Apr 11, 2024
- ☁️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 76 m
- Peru Lima region Miraflores District Playa Miraflores -12.128562, -77.03303512°7’43” S 77°1’59” W
Day 169–170
Lima
April 11 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Had a couple days in Lima while we booked the next section of the trip. Had a nice walk along the coastline, and got to see some of the older buildings in the city centre. Really massive, modern city.
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- Apr 3, 2024
- ☁️ 1 °C
- Altitude: 5,558 m
- Peru Región de Huánuco Nevado Siula Chico -10.290651, -76.89719610°17’26” S 76°53’50” W
Day 161–165
Huayhuash
April 3 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 1 °C
Completed 5 days / 54 km of the Huayhuash circuit. Our original plan was to do 8 but Sam doesn't like bogs, rain, or rivers, and got a bit ill so we called it at day 5 having already made quite a good way! Almost the whole hike is above 4,000 m with each day having a pass to get over, the highest of which was over 5,000 m on day 4!

The hike is incredibly rural, most of the time the nearest village is a days walk away, and the village we stopped in day 5, Huayllapa, had almost no way out of it. Luckily we met another group who were leaving and their guide gave us a lift to the nearest town with a bus (4 hours away!). Took us a full day to get back to Huaraz where we pigged out on well deserved pizza after 5 days of noodles and garlic parmesan mash potato.Read more
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- Mar 31, 2024
- ☁️ 8 °C
- Altitude: 4,484 m
- Peru Ancash Independencia -9.4852, -77.4279789°29’7” S 77°25’41” W
Day 158
Laguna Churup
March 31 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
While Sam decided to watch Arsenal have a boring match with Man City, I went out on an acclimatisation hike to Laguna Churup, and Churupita. Top of the hike was around 4,600 m and I was fully alone on the mountain! Most people only go to the main lagoon which comes first. Completely beautiful.Read more
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- Mar 29, 2024
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 3,048 m
- Peru Ancash Huaraz -9.52824, -77.5323139°31’42” S 77°31’56” W
Day 156–160
Huaraz
March 29 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
The hiking capital of Peru. Spent a few days here prepping for our Huayhuash trek. Quite an untouristy city compared to most we visited in Peru, and surrounded by beautiful mountains! Got to see a few Easter celebrations while there.Read more
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- Mar 26, 2024
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- Peru Ica Paracas Las Palmeras Laguna Paracas -13.835523, -76.25023913°50’8” S 76°15’1” W
Day 153
Paracas
March 26 in Peru ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Spent one day in Paracas, opted not to do the marine reserve because we've probably seen enough penguins (no idea how Sam believes that, there's no such thing as enough penguins!) and we were sort of expecting there to be a beach to hang out on. Had a nice day anyway - did a Pisco sours class, the Peruvian/Chilean national cocktail. And had a look round the natural reserve on land, a lot of desertiness.Read more
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- Mar 25, 2024
- ☁️ 32 °C
- Altitude: 394 m
- Peru Ica Huacachina Laguna Huacachina -14.087668, -75.76298114°5’16” S 75°45’47” W
Day 152
Huacachina
March 25 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Spent a day in a tiny little desert oasis. Very idyllic and had a nice time hanging in the pool.
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