Well, it's been a while since I've posted an entry for 2 main reasons: as my trip enters the last quarter I'm feeling the pressure of time and I have speeded up somewhat and don't seem to have half as much down time. Secondly, I've been travelling with a group of friends and it feels rather antisocial to sit tapping away on the laptop whilst in their company. It may not seem this way when you read them, but writing was never my strong point and the blog entri...

I travelled to Banos up in the Andean Mountains with Rich & Gill, the British couple I met in Guatemala and then caught up with again in the Galapagos. They are Couch Surfing experts after many trips around Europe and I decided that it was time for me to try Couch Surfing for myself with them in Banos. For the uninitiated, Couch Surfing is a website that matches people looking for somewhere to stay for a night, with those who have a spare room or couch to...