So we were now heading to the Peruvian boarder for the next leg of our world adventure. Peru was a county that intrigued me at first because of the prospect of seeing the mystical site of Machu Piccu but as I looked more and more into the ancient cultures and other regions of the country I became fascinated by it. Sal and I had dedicated 1 month the Peru and would have spent even longer there if time allowed but 1 month would have to do. To get to the surf tow...

When we arrived in Quito it was around 6pm and already getting dark because the city sits at 0 degrees latitude, almost bang on the Equator hence the country being named Ecuador, meaning equator in Spanish. The air was fresh and the city was sprawling. We went to grab a taxi to head to the hostel we planned to stay at but everyone was overcharging by around 200% and refused to go on the meter! Eventually we found a guy who would go on the meter but then he...

After leaving Cartagena and Ocho with it, we headed to the airport to start our journey down the Quito in Ecuador. The trip would involve 2 taxi's, 2 planes and 3 Buses so there was plenty of room for some interesting and unexpected events as always with this kind of travel. In the airport Sal and I ate some leftovers from our final meal with Ocho from our little food pots. Apparently when Sal went to wash her pot out in the toilet sinks a woman seemed to think...

Cartagena was to be the last stint of our travels in Colombia, although we would still be travelling through other areas this was the final stop for us. We had a good 8 hour journey from Santa Marta on a mini bus that had a TV in it and played some English films.  This was the first time we had really got to watch TV since leaving for our travels.  When we arrived at the hostel where we had agreed to meet the 6 other guys at. The first thing we noticed was the...

Sally and I were now back in the comfortable setting of the Dreamer hostel and I was excited to start my PADI Open Water Diver course. I chose to dive with Octopus Dive Centre because they had an association with the hostel and a few people I had spoken to said they were good. Octopus also aloud you to take a 3 day course over 2 days. This was great for me because I needed to cut a day out somewhere to make my flight out of Cartgena. That morning I was picked...