I´m travelling down the spine of the Andes in Southern Ecuador. I´ve been to Banos, Riobamb, Loja and Cuenca. They are all pretty chilled places and I´ve enjoyed the scenary travelling down. The photo is me on the train from Riobamba. You get to sit on the roof and go past some great views -the best bit is the steep "Devils nose" portion. Was pretty chilly for the first hour but good fun. I´ve also been doing a bit of Mountai...

Wow!Had an awesome week cruising around the Galapagos Islands. They really are amazing and there is loads of wildlife to go with them. My boat was the 10 passenger ¨New Flamingo¨and we had a good mix of people on the boat. The guide was excellent (Fonzy) and had 16 years of experience. A small boat is good because you get a good group feel but unfortunately it means that you get rocked about a lot on the sea. The first 24 hours were horrible... puked a f...

SOUTH AMERICA!I’m in Quito, the capital of Ecuador. Am loving finally getting to South America and have been hanging out here for a few days. I’ve booked into a hostel with free ¨Rum and coke¨nights 3 times a week yet have managed to make it out to see a few sights. The picture is me at the Equator. Or rather at the equator (ish). A French expedition determined this to be the site and there is a massive monument and a line. Too bad someone tur...