As I arrive in Ecuador, I have mixed feelings; I'm excited as the Galapagos Islands were always the pinnacle of the trip yet its May now which means I'll be back home this month. Time to think about where and when to book my flight home I guess - but before that, it's time to enjoy the short time I have in Ecuador. I arrived in Quito, the capital city of Ecuador which is a city right on the equator and at around 2808 metres hi...

My next stop was Santa Marta as a stopover on my way to Tyrona National Park and Palomino. Santa Marta was about 4 hours from Cartagena, then Tyrona National Park another one hour from Santa Marta, then Palomino a further one hour from Tyrona. The journey passed in no time and as I exit the bus, I met Ulrika who was going to the same hostel as myself; La Brisa Loca. I checked in for one night in a 6 person dorm, this place is ...

Cartagena, WOW; what an amazing beautiful place, it didn't take long to fall in love with this small city. Not only is it beautiful but full of backpackers which should make it pretty easy to get my party on; I have done a lot on this trip and the party has taken a bit of a back seat...not any more, let's do this. I didn't plan how many days I was going to stay here but it ended up being 5 days, the longest I have stayed anywhere on this trip ...

As I have not seen a beach in a while, I was pretty excited to be heading on into Caracas and then subsequently on to Los Roques. I think Los Roques is like the Fernando de Noronha of Brazil and the Galapagos of Ecuador; an expensive place more for holiday makers rather than your general budget backpackers. So I arrived in Caracas early and checked into Floresta hotel for one night in the relatively safe district of Altamira. ...

Brazil and Guyana done...now it's time to dip my feet into what Venezuela has to offer, as I'm sure I'll not be able to visit all the amazing places that this country has to offer, so I have to cherry pick, starting with Salto Angel (Angel Falls). The journey to Venezuela is not an easy one from Guyana, as there are no border crossings over land between the two countries, or certainly not any that a sane backpacker would be will...