The jungle trip began the same way I planned to start my independent journey to Iquitos. Early Friday morning I, along with the guide and five other participants – Alex [the writer’s husband], two British girls, a...
Read MoreLuck is often an essential part of a successful trip. If you know were to get some, I’d suggest you pack it in your most accessible backpack pocket "“ it, plus a bit of experience, and you are guaranteed to have a...
Read MoreHis monkey was of the smallest kind in South America, and that is why I trusted him. In this place, it was as good a reason as any. The place was Coca, Ecuador, a small jungle town that I had big expectations for as a portal to...
Read MoreSpotless hiking boots, new backpacks, life couldn’t be more exciting and terrifying at the same time, as we stand in Quito’s airport. Just like new parents read too many baby books, all our knowledge of what a...
Read MoreTwo and a half years on the road passed by like a freight train without brakes. Many times I was asked who and how came up with the idea to drop everything and exchange a stable home and promising careers for a one way ticket...
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