We began our Bali adventures in the cultural heart of the country; Ubud. Ubud 1.5 hours after leaving Denpasar airport we arrived in Ubud just as the sun was setting. Although there are lots of taxis waiting at the airport, we'd prebooked a driver for 300,000 rupiah to make the start of our journey as easy … Continue reading Living amongst the Monkeys in Ubud, Bali
Our first port of call in Chile was to the Island of Chiloe. Famed for how different it is compared to mainland we were in for a bit of a shock as soon as we stepped off of the bus. Journey to Chiloe We traveled to Chiloe from the Argentinian town of Bariloche, taking the … Continue reading Argentina to Chile: Isla grande de Chiloe
Getting to Córdoba We took the bus from port du iguazu to Córdoba and were a little shocked how expensive it would be. It cost is the equivalent of £80 and took less than 24 hours (the same journey would've cost us between £30-40 in south east Asia) but the bus was actually really nice. … Continue reading Córdoba, Alta Garcia &Rosario: Che Guevara, Messi and Trouble
We spent 4 days in the two towns of iguazu and iguacu paying the waterfalls a visit from both Brazil and Argentina. Foz du iguacu and port du iguazu Foz du iguacu We started off taking the bus from São Paulo to foz du iguazu (Brazilian side). The bus station we arrived at was … Continue reading Iguazu falls: A Brazil – Argentina comparison
We came to São Paulo after visiting Rio de Janeiro during carnival where the bar was set pretty high on Brazilian cities. Unfortunately by the time we left São Paulo a few days later we were pretty underwhelmed. Arrival We arrived fresh(ish) off of the overnight bus from paraty to São Paulo bus terminal at … Continue reading São Paulo: buskers, giant avocados and failed bloco’s
After a week of indulgence at carnaval we headed to the small town of paraty for a little R&R. Why didn't we visit Ilha grande? We had originally planned on travelling to the Ilha grande straight after carnival but due to the weather forecast (rain and thunderstorms for the next few days) and the … Continue reading The lost pueblo of Paraty, Brazil
The little island of dondet just off the coast of Pakse is a little slice of paradise! After being dropped at the bus station a few hundred metres from shore we carried our bags to the dock and boarded one of the waiting boats. There are three main islands that people visit along this river: … Continue reading Dondet: paradise on Laos’ four thousand islands
Our journey to Savankhet was actually farcical. We were picked up from our hostel on time but by a tuk tuk rather than the mini bus we were expecting. After launching our heavy bags on top of the roof, the driver crammed as many people as possible into the seats/ area we had left to … Continue reading Savankhet and Pakse; Transport palava, tuk tuks and dinosaur museums
Vientiane We arrived in Vientiane in the afternoon after a short bus journey from Vangvieng. After checking into the Funky Monkey hostel we went for lunch in one of the small restaurants opposite for some Pad Thai as we planned to rest of our day. Although Vientiane's the capital of Laos we were told to … Continue reading Vientiane: meditation with monks, Curfew and chilli mango…
Vangvieng town Vangvieng has been a popular destination for travellers for the past few years with its main draw being tubing. Tubing is literally chilling in a rubber ring, floating down the river, until you reach one of the many bars that throw a rope across the river and drag you up to their Bar … Continue reading What to do in Vang Vieng, Laos
