Guatemala :(

SO SAD TO HEAR about the volcanic eruption in Guatemala today. I lived for two months in the beautiful country back in December 2013. Our tour group spent a night camping on a neighbouring volcano (Acatenango) to the one which eventually erupted. It was a helluva hike (13,000 ft).

14 Countries, 14 Months defined in 14 Photos – A Snapshot of Central and South America

CUMULATIVELY, I’VE SPENT fourteen months in Central and South America. Sifting through some old photos since 2013, I got a little bit nostalgic. I’m still in Colombia (Medellin) so it’s not all doom and gloom! I felt it would be nice idea to share only one (!) photo, a memorable moment in each country in […]

Spanglish – An Eejit Abroad

IT’S VERY EASY to stay within your comfort zone in foreign countries. Especially when you can speak enough of the language to get around. I’m half way through my Colombia adventure, a third trip in two years. My first time on these shores was a backpacking trip through Central and South America. I fell in love with […]

The Joy of Solo Travel

I’VE BEEN BLESSED to have spent a combined total of three years in the last decade backpacking and travelling through 25 countries across 4 continents. My first foray abroad without parents was as a painfully shy teenager at the tender age of 17 to the Balearic island of Ibiza in the late ’90s. My buddy […]

Stargazing in Chile

When I backpacked around South America almost two years ago, other well travelled gringos would wax lyrical about the valleys and mountains of Chile, with an enviable landscape that had to be seen to be believed. I was always a little dubious at such claims given that those who usually said them were virgin backpackers […]