As the weekend came to an end we waved goodbye to the town of salsa and ladyboys and set off for the famous coffee region. After a brief shopping hiatus in Periera, we set our sights on Salento. Salentio is a charming little town in a 360 degree backdrop of green mountains and banana trees. We stayed at an English owned hostel called "Plantation House"- a great choice with a layed back vibe and helpful staff. So, eager to explore the surrounding rainfor...

Lying in a hammock, enjoying a beer at sunset and looking out over an infinite horizon of coffee plantations- making the trip to Colombia was one of the better decisions we´ve made on our travels! Green hills converge with banana trees and coffee plantations alike and every day feels distinctly like life in a jungle paradise..On flying into Cali, we were greeted with warm weather, salsa clubs and a suprising abundance of ladyboy working girls. Being our fir...

A short 3 hour busride from Quito ( the centre of some amazing museums and churches) brought us to the green highlands of Otavalo. Every Saturday in Otavalo the entire town transforms into an ubermarket. I especially enjoyed the livestock market where mouth-foaming pigs could be purchased for bargain prices by any number of toothless vendors. It was here that I was also pursued by a large, spotted pig on a warpath and a little old lady in her prime at 96 years ol...

After leaving the Galapagos Islands, we moved on to the coastal town of Montanita, following a regretful farewell to our Swedish friends Ulf, Per & Thea. Montanita is renowned for having some of the best waves in Ecuador and I revelled in the opportunity to surf twice a day between the main point break and the beachies sweeping the coastline. The whole stretch of Montanita picks up plenty of swell, so there was no shortage of waves or.. wipeouts during our st...

  Our trip to the Galapagos Islands was filled with captivating animals, the odd surf adventure, education about the islands´history, beach soccer and evenings of Latino dancing and alcohol- aided pole dances.  After 2 days of exploring Santa Cruz, the central isalnd, we commenced  an 8 day tour aboard a boat The free enterprise..Our boat was occupied by about 20 travellers in total and 11 crew members , which in...