We arrived in Quito in the late afternoon having come from the Galapagos Islands via Guayaquil. We had been recommended somewhere to stay by the Hell's Angels on the Galapagos. They mentioned it was reasonably priced, in a safe area and had Wi-Fi. Upon landing we hopped in a taxi and headed for the hostel. On arrival we were told the price was twice what we were expecting, they had charged the Hell's Angels per person even though they all had double rooms. Afte...

The journey to the Galapagos was a very easy one. We got up relatively early and made our way directly to the airport. We had to have our bags checked for items prohibited to be taken to the islands as well as pay an airport departure tax. Once done we were able to check in and within a couple of hours we were in the air. Once in the air the airline treated us very well as in the 1 ¼ hour flight they gave us a drink and some breakfast. On arrival on the Galapa...

We arrived in Guayaquil after a torturous journey with American Airlines. After all the problems we had encountered ever since checking in at San Jose airport we were pleased to finally arrive in Ecuador to start the South American leg of our journey. We had chosen to fly in to Guayaquil rather than Quito as from there we could catch a direct flight to the Galapagos a few days later. We arrived late in the evening so headed straight to our hostel and to bed. Th...

We arrived in the area of Bocas del Toro after taking the freezing overnight bus from Panama City. Bocas del Toro is a collection of islands off the east coast of Panama. Most travellers and tourist head for the island of Colón which is home to Bocas town. All boats leave the mainland to Colón and from there you are able to catch boats to further islands. We had been recommended by Mads, who we had previously met in Boquete, to go to Bastimentos. Bastimentos ...

We arrived in Panama City after one of our simpler journeys straight down from north to south. On the outskirts of the city we drove over one of the bridges that span over the canal waters. We had decided to stay in an area of the city called Casca Viejo. Casca Viejo was the original centre of the city but through different ownership of Panama and the many years that passed the main city was developed to the east. Recently UNESCO declared Casca Viejo a world he...