Hi! I have literally been to the centre of the earth today! I went to the equator line. Me, Vivian and Alice (who I met on my Galapagos trip) caught a local bus for about 40p out to the equator line. This is in comparison to the $32 GAP were going to charge me! Vivian speaks Spanish so that is the only reason I was able to catch the bus, otherwise I wouldn't have a clue! Anyway catching the bus is an experience in itself. There are people who get on trying to ...

The Glapagos Islands are spectacular!! Everyone needs to visit them!! We got up early on Friday morning to catch our flights to the coast and then over to Baltra on Santa Cruz. We were met by our guide who took us to the port. At the port we were greeted by some sea lions resting on a bench - so we were off to a great start! After lunch on the boat (my home for 4 nights) we went over to Plaza Sur which is a little island covered in sea lions. I couldn't beli...

Hi! After what feels like two days of travel I have arrived in Ecuador - yeay!! I went from Auckland to Santiago, stayed there for 19 hours (in a hotel), then flew up to Lima, then on to Quito. The signs at the airport and on the plane have kept me amused along the way. In Sanitago there was a notice at check in that had a pictures with lines through them of cheese and a tortoise - fairly normal to not allow dairy products to fly, but do people really check in ...