Puerto Lopez Three buses after leaving Baños we arrived in Puerto Lopez. The journey was very long but the scenery was stunning, first through the Andes then along the coast line just before the sun set. The last bus was a typical South American bus, packed full, very hot and playing very loud salsa music. There was even a live band playing at one point. Puerto Lopez is only a small town and the streets are just mud but this is what gives the basic town c...

Quito We arrived in Ecuador and were abit cautious as we had been warned about people trying to scam you, and just our luck the first people we met tried it on. We told the taxi driver the name of our hostel and he said it would cost $10 to get there, double the price the hostel advised, great! Well, after abit of dithering and speaking to other people we managed to get it for $6. We arrived at our hostel and were told that there weren't any dorm rooms l...

After a very cramped bus jouney we arrived in Santa Marta. It was getting dark so we decided to get a taxi but it probably would of been better walking as he didnt have a clue where the hostel was and asked at least 4 people before we finaly arrived. We stayed at the Dreamer Hostel which was really nice and also cheap at only 5 pounds each a night. The rooms are built around a pool with an outdoor kitchen and chill out area. The owner and staff were all so friend...

The flight to Cartagena was only an hour and as soon as we stepped off the plane we could feel the heat hit us, a nice contrast from the cold of Bogota. We stayed at a place called Casamara, which Mario picked out for us. It was in a good location, a few minutes walk from the old town, but just a little bit quiet. We went to Boca Grande beach the first day, and Playa de America the next where we decided to recreate our tans, before going into the Old Town at nigh...

We left Santiago a little bit (well very) annoyed as Sam´s ipod had been stolen, bad times! There wasn't a lot we could do about it though, just another warning to be careful.We arrived in Bogota where we were met by Mario, another of our Colombian friends we met in Thailand. We picked his friend up then went for a drink overlooking the city, which is massive! From where we were we couldn't even see half the city, 8 million people as you can imagine is a sight. ...