The highlight of my whole trip is now the Galapagos islands - it is the most amazing place I have ever been - even though I know I say this a lot just see the photos! I originally booked a four day cruise as the Galapagos is quite pricey, however at the end of my first trip I decided to extend my stay as I knew the islands in the south were supposed to be even more incredible with more mammals rather than birds and how often are you in the Galapagos?!! Unfortunat...

So I finally made the break and left Colombia - definitely one of my most favourite countries. Before arriving in Ecuador I made a quick stop in Salento (a must-see according to everyone) where it proceeded to rain on my head all day long while I hiked for what was supposed to be 4 hours but turned into 6.5 hours through muddy fields, cloud forests, and raging rivers across bridges made of WOBBLY and often rotten, broken logs. The only consolation of being comple...