Ok so from Mancora i got a 16 hour bus to Lima. From Lima 30 mins later i got a 22 hour bus to Tacna. From Tacna an hour later i got a 2 hour taxi Journey across the border to Arica in Chile. From Chile 30 mins later i got a 32 hour bus to Santiago. You do the Math....70 odd hours???? In all honesty i slept for about 68.8 hours of it lol. No i slept alot i obviously needed it. I can only sleep when my body feels im not wasting the day and as i had nothing else to...

On my way down to Chile from Equador i stopped in Mancora (yes i love it that much) for one more night. I was hoping to catch Pete (old roomie) as he is on the same flight as me to NZ. I missed him by 2 hours!!!! I decided to spend the night anyway. I bumped into so many people id already met on my travels. It was amazing. I started on the beer fairly early with a group of Irish guys id already been drinking with in Bueons Aires and LaPaz. Always going to be a g...

I fell asleep on the bus and the man kicked me to wake me up. How rude?!???!? Anyway....i went for the first hostal in the LP again. When i arrived the lady apologised and said she only had dorm rooms left. I was so pleased!!! Finally...grinko friends!! I had a choice of a 3 dorm or 5. I went for the 5. In my room are 2 Aussies a Brit and an American. Last night when i arrived they invited me for a night out. I havnt drank for...4 whole days so a night out is in...

I got a 10 hour bus from Manta to Quito and luckily a bus left in half hour for Tena so i jumped onto a second bus for a further 7 hours. Tena is a small town. Half town half jungle. I arrived at 4am, slept untill 8 and had a wonder around town. It was nice to have aproper dinner. Id been living off bakery food that cost no more than 20c before hand. After 2 hours of walking id done everything there was to do. Off the river is an island. The town constructed the...

Jordan wanted to stay in Mant another night, i hopped on a 4 hour bus north to Manta. The bus journey was the most beautiful ive experienced in South America. I was thinking "id rather travel on local buses, its more authentic". i was the only Grinko (tourist) on the bus. The scenery was rainforest to my right and coast to my left. We passed beaches, fishing villages, ports. It was gorgeous. Then....BANG engine blows up. My fabulous afternoon results in...