The 5 hour flight to Vancouver was pretty cool - had personal TV's and everything. The only weird thing was that there was no meal served (even though it was lunch time) and all food was really expensive. Luckily we had snacks :-) We landed in Vancouver at sunset on Monday 23 April, and soon got to experience how great a good, efficient public transport system is - we were able to get a train from the airport arrivals to the ferry terminal, a ferry accross to ...

Our overnight bus trip up to Totonto from New York was long and uncomfortable - no reclining seats or blankets or meals, so we barely slept. The border crossing was smooth and we arrived at the Toronto bus terminal early on Friday 20 April, where we were greeted by an icy wind and drizzle. We made our way to the nearby subway station and followed the directions given to us by Michael, our next CouchSurfing host. Soon we were warming up inside his apartment, and l...

Our bus trip to New York was pretty uncomfortable - thankfully it was only 5 hours. The busses in South America are waaay better. We arrived in the afternoon on Saturday 14 April and were kinda just dumped on the side of the road in the middle of the city - a bit overwhelming at first. Fortunately we had good directions where to go! We picked up a US SIM card on the way to the train station (first time having a working phone in 6 weeks. In the end we used it for ...

After our delayed flight, we eventually arrived in Washington, DC at around 2am on Wednesday 11 April. We waited in a long line at immigration, but the guy was quite nice and let us through without much hassle. It was bitterly cold outside the airport, so we quickly bundled into the nearest taxi for the trip to out hostel. We arrived at the hostel at around 4am where we grabbed a quick shower and then collapsed into bed, completely exhausted.After a few hours we ...

Our overnight bus from Cusco was really nice and professional, but the actual journey was long and the roads were REALLY windey. Neither of us really get car-sick, but after 4 hours of non-stop bends Monique's stomach could take it no more. Fortunate she made it to the bathroom in time. The attendant on the bus was really nice and helped us out where he could. We arrived in Lima at around midday on Monday 9 April and immediately got a taxi to our hostel in Miraf...