Packing for South America: Trekking Trousers
Did you know mosquitoes can bite through clothes? Neither did I, until I wore my leggings hiking in Colombia and later found my legs covered… Read More »Packing for South America: Trekking Trousers
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Right off the Beaten Track – Moyobamba, Peru
One of the worst things about travelling slightly off the beaten track is how hard it becomes to work out the where, what, and how… Read More »Right off the Beaten Track – Moyobamba, Peru
Cataratas de Ahuashiyacu in Tarapoto
From Iquitos – one of the largest cities in the world with no roads leading to it – the only way out of the jungle… Read More »Cataratas de Ahuashiyacu in Tarapoto
Amazon Jungle Tour in Iquitos – Part Two
After the amazing animal rescue centre on the edge of the Amazon river, I didn’t think our day tour into the jungle outside Iquitos could… Read More »Amazon Jungle Tour in Iquitos – Part Two
Amazon Jungle Tour in Iquitos – Part One
Iquitos, a surprisingly large town in the very heart of the Amazon rainforest in Peru, is one of the biggest cities in the world that’s… Read More »Amazon Jungle Tour in Iquitos – Part One
How to get from Colombia to Peru by Boat on the Amazon
If you want to travel from Colombia to Peru by boat, it can be hard to figure out just how to do this. So I’ve… Read More »How to get from Colombia to Peru by Boat on the Amazon
Sailing the Amazon River – Colombia to Peru by Boat
After leaving the gorgeous countryside surrounding the sleepy town in Salento, we had only a very brief stopover in Cali (which wasn’t long enough to… Read More »Sailing the Amazon River – Colombia to Peru by Boat