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...

Trujillo & Mancora, Peru After spending many weeks in the Andean highlands, Nicola and I were looking forward to kissing goodbye to the altitude and embracing some seaside sunshine. Travelling with our Ozzy friends, Scott and Georgie, our first stop along the Pacific coast of Peru was the city of Trujillo. The main reason for stopping there was for the Pre-Inca archeological sites, just outside the city. We set up base in a beach town called 'Huanchaco', ju...

Lima & Huaraz, Peru Having been thoroughly spoilt in Vegas, Harry was determined that we could not stay in any old grotty hostel in Lima; so we booked a double room, in a lovely hostel, in a nice part of town. To make things even better Jade and Paul were sharing the same hostel and Scott and Georgie were just down the road which meant we could enjoy a night out with the jungle massive once again. I had previously been expecting glorious beaches and sunshine...

Las Vegas, USA As a bolt out of the blue Nicola and I decided to take a slight detour to Las Vegas in order to surprise Tommy on his 30th birthday. Another gift was giving him the privilege of blogging the events that's unfolded. So without further ado I give you Tom French to tell you the things that happened in Vegas that we didn't think needed to stay in Vegas: "Our trip to Vegas had been planned for some time and anyone who has spent the tough British winte...