Author: André
#56 Digging a grave, cockroaches, a blind dog and a long way from anywhere
After arriving back in San Jose, we made contact with Anne regarding our dog sitting volunteering post up in Caño Negro in northern Costa Rica, close to the Nicaraguan border. The plan was to d... Read More
#55 Costa Rica: Charlie’s Angels, and a lucky escape from a scorpion
A lucky escape from a scorpion, the kids in dog heaven, and a visit to and indigenous community... Read More
#54 Costa Rica – Back in the Heat
Up close an personal with a sloth, holding up a taxi driver, and a chance meeting with an old friend in the jungle... Read More
#53 A Swiss Surprise, and Strategising in Santiago
At 4am my cab arrived; it felt strange getting in on my own. No mad rush, head count or bag check, it was just me myself and I. In the airport I kept looking around, thinking I’d forgott... Read More
#52 Chile – A White Van and No Plan
A fire to grill meat, and a large glass of wine….what was a standard weekend scene 14 months prior was now a cherished rarity – but we managed to pull it together – the perfect way to ce... Read More
#51 Boliva – Women Wrestlers, Death Road and Tensions at the Border
Another bus journey – another country, and a city even higher this time. La Paz is the highest ‘administrative’ capital in the world, sitting at an impressive 3,600M. This is where our ‘so... Read More
#50 Peru: Machu Picchu
I felt sorry for the other couple that had paid for the Lares trek and had been paired up with us 4! We explained to the kids that the trek wasn’t cheap and this couple wouldn’t want to he... Read More
#49 Hopping in Peru: An Earthquake, Paddington Bear & Sand Dunes
To the left there was a vast expanse of arid land with huge sand dunes dotted about, to the right there was the Pacific ocean in all its raw splendour; no manicured beaches, no hotels, just a random s... Read More
#48 Ecuador: Stray dogs and a big Yorkshire pudding
Trekking the Quilotoa loop Arguments during navigation are the norm for Becky and I. Often if I am driving and Becky has to navigate, tempers will fray and there will be heated words. I’ll ope... Read More
#47 Ecuador – Arachnids and Altitude
Getting high in Quito It was a treat to board a metal bird again after so many buses; a short flight from Bogota took us to Quito, where we were greeted with rolling hills and mountains on our decent ... Read More