Tag: backpacking
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Our 48 wonderful hours in Jakarta, Indonesia
“I live 30 minutes away from the airport but it will take us between an hour to three hours to get home. In Jakarta, you never know”, our host told us with a smile. We had no reason to doubt her, after all she had been living here for three years, but it was somehow…
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Here we go, again!
Let’s start with a fact: my “layover” at home was too short *dislike*. Before I knew it, it was time for me to (late – what else?) pack my life in a tiny backpack again. For our last month roughing it together, M and I decided to discover Indonesia and its 17’000 islands – to…
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Our intensive culinary exploration from Peru to Brazil
So yeah I mentioned a long story in my previous post to explain why we had to go all the way to São Paulo but it is actually a very short one. M and I decided to fly back to Europe (where I’ll attend the wedding of the year! Gosh I cannot wait tho it is…
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Cuenca: a pleasant city I could live in!
Our first “Cuencan” hour was lived with mixed feelings… Ok…no mixed feelings at all, M and I completely disliked it. We considered jumping back on a bus and skip Cuenca all at once. To start with, we arrived on a grey Sunday and the streets were literally empty. This made Cuenca’s town center look pretty…
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Baños, a city with millions (or so it seems) thermal baths
In some (most) places, I cannot stop taking pictures (borderline compulsive)… The light and the composition are simply perfect… Then you have some places (this remains rare!) where we have a lovely time but don’t get a chance to take any picture. For my defense though 1) Baños’ weather was outrageously horrible and light was…
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An amaz(o)ng time in the Cuyabeno Reserve or the time we fell in love with the Ecuadorian rest forest
When you do need a bus to be late, you can be sure that the said bus is going to be either right on time or even earlier than planned. We left Quito at 10:45 pm in the hope to arrive early morning in Lago Agrio – still at stupid o’clock but better than middle…
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Romance on the road
After traveling 4 months today with M (happy monthversary to me and as I say every month: a small step for the backpacking community and a big one for me), I can tell you this: romance on the road does have its perks. You spend a lot (lot) of time with your better half, your…
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Thrilling Colombia: trampoline of death
The good news is: our little party of four survived this infamous trampolín de la muerte and believe me, we certainly didn’t take this for granted! We were nervous (to say the least) about taking this road and did consider at some point a detour over Popayan (safe but much much longer). Two travelers we…
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Megalithic Colombia: San Agustin
For once, I’ll spare you the hours spent on buses and taxis as by now you must have understood that every trip is a journey in itself and traveling in Colombia needs time. We made it in San Agustin where we found a wonderful hostel. The owners made us feel at home right away and…
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Colorful Colombia: Desierto de la Tatacoa
After an 8-hour bus journey and an overnight in Neiva, we easily found a jeep that took us to the desert of Tatacoa. What a delight to be again surrounded by heat and sun! Priceless! Our time in Salento might have been great but we were happy to leave the cooler weather behind. We reached…
Frenchie Gone Exploring 