Got up at 4 O´clock on Sunday to catch the bus. A significant proportion of our group were drunk, and some refused to get up. After a 14 hour bus journey crossing the border, on which i did not have to bribe any officials because of lack of papers as I thought I might, we arrived in Mancora. Our was right on the beach with beds and an ensuite shower room, so it seemed like absolute luxury at first. That was until we looked around and realised that ours was actua...

So ive been in Quito for two weeks learning Spanish. The hostel were staying at, Hostel Selve Alegre is really nice and the food is good. Two weekend ago we went to Otavalo which is supposed to have the most famous market in Ecuador. Its a two hour bus journey from Quito, and somebodys bag got slashed on the way and all her stuff was taken - it is supposedly the worst bus journey for pickpockets because of all the tourists. anyway we got to Otavalo. The market ...

So this is the day before I leave to go to South America, and I feel very organised, being completely ready to go before 5 minutes before I have to leave. Having said that, I do feel like I've forgotten to do something really important, like pack my toothbrush or something. Oh well. So I'm sat here listening to my gap year playlist (which I almost entirely stole all the song ideas from my gap year buddy Leah who left last week), feeling a bit bored because I th...