Galápagos Islands, Ecuador Having booked our 8 day, first class cruise of the Galapagos Islands about 4 months prior, you can imagine how excited the three of us were when we finally landed at Baltra airport. We were met by our guide, Geoff, who whisked us off to Santa Cruz Island for a lovely lunch at a local restaurant. The nature action started immediately after, as we strolled through a spot favoured by Galapagos Giant Tortoises who migrate to the lagoon wh...

Quito, Ecuador After a less than enjoyable overnight bus ride from Cuenca, Nicola and I arrived to Quito at 6am in the morning. Unbeknown to us, the hostel we had booked didn't quite work like all the other hostels we have stayed at. Most hostels have an afternoon check in time, however, if you arrive early, they have somewhere for you to wait until your room is ready. Upon arrival we discovered that our Quito hostel had no other guests, and subsequently, nobody...

Cuenca, Ecuador We left Mancora on an overnight bus to the city of Cuenca, in Ecuador. We were slightly nervous about crossing the border as we'd heard some worrying tales but, as always, it turned out to be perfectly safe. We were unable to check-in straight away so, in a zombified state from lack of sleep on the bus, Harry and I went off to explore the city. We were so pleasantly surprised by how gorgeous the city is! We were expecting similar standards to B...