The trip started in El Coca with the important task of stamping my passport. I was a long way from the border but for some reason, they moved the migration office here to El Coca from Nuevo Rocafuerte. So it is very important that if you are crossing the border that you remember to getContinue reading “Ecuador to Peru – The slow boat from Pantoja to Iquitos”
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Last Weeks in Ecuador
I had agreed to meet Diana in Quito before we headed off for my last 2 weeks in Ecuador. Diana didn’t have long either and was on limited funds for her trip. Her brother owned Pacifico Hostel in Colombia where I had volunteered for a month and a bit the previous year. Diana was inContinue reading “Last Weeks in Ecuador”
Mompiche, Ecuador
I was heading to Mompiche with the intentions of spending Christmas and New Year there and most importantly, I intended to surf every day. Mompiche is a small fishing village with a wave that breaks off the point of the cove and rolls in towards the beach. It had a reputation for its waves andContinue reading “Mompiche, Ecuador”
Northern Ecuador
Leaving the Yasuni National Park, and El Coca, my route headed along the road in the direction of Tena. There are lots of little towns, villages and indigenous communities along the way with loads of waterfalls just a short walk from the main road. The local people charge a minimal fee for entering the privateContinue reading “Northern Ecuador”
Yasuni National Park
I woke up on the morning, one day before I needed to leave Colombia, relaxed and ready to go. Colombia had been amazing and had captured my attention as a place I could quite easily live and enjoy without any effort. But traveling is about traveling and not staying put, so after a year inContinue reading “Yasuni National Park”
Finishing off Colombia
Having overcome Giardia, the quick weight loss diet otherwise known as a parasite, I was ready to head to the Pacific coast of Colombia. In the past when I have headed to the Pacific coast it has been with the excitement of the opportunity to surf and relax on the beach. Ironically, I am onContinue reading “Finishing off Colombia”
Southern Colombia
Ok, so upon starting to write this I have realised that these parts of my travels started around three months ago. Hopefully, I can bring you up to date as I am starting to make my way to the border and across to Ecuador. And hopefully, I can remember what has happened within the lastContinue reading “Southern Colombia”
Nature Reserve – La Isla Escondida
The long bus from Bogota had the expected delays that come with everything in Colombia. I wasn’t going to arrive in Puerto Asis in time to get the bus to Orito and then catch the last bus I needed to arrive on this day. This meant I had to jump off the bus in SantaContinue reading “Nature Reserve – La Isla Escondida”
Back Enjoying Colombia
I am currently sat on a bus about to start a 24-hour journey that will hopefully mean I end up in the Amazon. The bus I am on has just left Bogota at 4:30pm (actually 5:00pm) and will arrive in Puerto Asis at 8am the following day. That gives me 15 hours to fill youContinue reading “Back Enjoying Colombia”
Back in the Panamanian Jungle
Before I had even arrived at the lodge, I had met up with a friend from the previous times in Panama. He had informed me of some sort of problems that Jungle Land was having with the Panama Canal Authority. He had read an article or two in the press and was under the impressionContinue reading “Back in the Panamanian Jungle”
Going Feral 