I’ve written a small novel this year; much more than our 2017 9-month trip. Maybe I’m wordier than before; maybe there was more I wanted to share. After this time and about a week at home, I feel the need to reflect on things and share some final thoughts about this big trip. First of … More Reflecting on 7 Months of Travel
From Dubrovnik in Croatia, we drove to the nearby town of Kotor, in Montenegro. It was only a two-hour drive, but we took our time going as check-out time is usually 10am and check-in time is usually 2 or 3pm, so, with only a 2-hour drive in between places, this meant we could stop for … More Glimpsing Three More Countries & Finishing a Road Trip
Croatia was next on our list. I was most looking forward to seeing Dubrovnik, but we went to a few places beforehand, spending a bit more of our time in Istria. Istria is a small triangle of land which is actually the largest peninsula in the Adriatic and has a stunning coastline. The coast is … More Croatian Coasts
I was ready for some warm weather after our time in Iceland. We flew from Reykjavik to London, had a brief layover, then onward to Ljubljana, where we picked up a rental car that we would have in our possession for the next month as we travelled through part of Eastern Europe. Callum had already … More Summer in Slovenia
Iceland has been on my radar for a long time. I never wanted to go to cold destinations but a few youtubers that I follow have made it seem very attractive over the years. I finally put it on my to-go list and informed Callum, the primary travel planner, that it was a non-negotiable place … More The Land of Fire and Ice
We flew through America to get to Vancouver, and Callum was required to get a transit Visa. This Visa process took some time and was seven pages long with a lot of extra questions than the last time he had to do it. It also cost us something like $70 AUD. Only a few years … More Short Note on a Long Time in Canada
Salento is my favourite place that we saw in Colombia. The hill town we stayed in was definitely hilly. It was a mission to go out for our lunches and dinners every day, and I counted down the number of times I’d have to do the hike to and from the town square or any … More Tallest Palms in the World
We flew into Medellin from Cartagena as it was a fairly cheap, one hour flight. We stayed in Comuna 14 in El Poblado, which is one of the safer areas for tourists to stay. We had a small but serviceable apartment just a 15-minute walk away from the trains. On one of our days, we … More Mountains of Medellin
Mindo, the cloud forest and the accommodation we stayed at was a dream. The day we arrived it was overcast yet a bit humid. It was a relief to get out of the city, and though I was feeling a bit delicate from my stomach ailments and the sharp twists of the road leading into … More A Forest in the Clouds
One of the cities we spent quite a lot of time in was Quito. After Peru, we flew to the capital of Ecuador and checked into one of the swankier hotels we’ve been in this year. We were feeling mostly better from our food poisoning in Cusco and were looking forward to resting in a … More Quito & Cotapaxi
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