Swimming with Dory and Bruce ... Galapagos Islands1000km west of Ecuador is the amazing Galapagos Islands where we blew most of our budget on a pretty flash boat and spent 8 days cruising around the islands with 14 other holidayers.Before we tell you of our adventures, de became Aunt to a bouncing boy, Harley while in the Galapagos (Congratulations Maree and Aaron!).The Galapagos Islands are volcanic islands and have an abundance of wildlife that can only be foun...

Ecuador here we are! After seeing MUSE in Bogota we quickly scooted south to the Ecuadorian border in which we crossed with no trouble at all. We visited the town of Otavalo to see the indigenous markets then headed to Quito for some city life. Quito is set in the mountains and has over 1.5million people and quite cosmopolitan in places. With a bit of time up our sleeves before heading to the Galapagos Islands we headed out to Cotopaxi national park to climb the...

89 hours spent in freezing cold buses (just in Colombia) and we have been in Colombia for 5 weeks and have loved it all. Starting up the top in Santa Marta and hitting the coastal towns of Taganga, Tayrona and Cartagena. And we thought Australia could get hot and humid so we were very relieved when we headed south to the coffee regions of Medellin and Manizales. And yes the coffee is fab! This region of the country is absolutely beautiful with the mountains ful...

FOUND - The lost city. After walking through the dense jungle for 3 days in 35 degree heat and 90% humidity we (and 8 other companions) stumbled across the Lost City. What an amazing experience and breathtaking scenery. Hidden within the jungle surrounded by mountains with massive waterfalls cascading down in the mist.. our photos can't do it justice. We had loads of fun hiking, swimming in the rivers, seeing indigenous cultures and sleeping in hammocks along t...

Viva Cuba! ... a country where everything seems topsy turvey ... where the cars are old, the buildings are amazing (even the ones crumbling down) where there is no advertising or American products ... and hardly any shops, apart from the ration shops that the locals queue at for basic goods where there are two currencies (one for locals and one for tourists), and based on the prices they charge, the tourists money seems to be supporting the whole economy w...