Category Archives: Travel

An honest review of the San Blas Islands boat trip

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Bec

The San Blas Islands are a group of 378 islands off the coast of Panama in the Caribbean sea. The archipelago is relatively untouched by major tourism because the area is entirely controlled by the native Kuna people. You can tour … Continue reading →

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Colourful Cartagena, Colombia

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Bec

Cartagena was a bonus prize tacked on to the end of our stay at The best located hostel in the world. We only had one full day there to explore and prepare for an impending boat trip, but we managed … Continue reading →

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The best located hostel in the world: Casa en al Agua

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Bec

Some say life is about the journey and not the destination. Considering it took a taxi, a bus, a taxi and a boat to deliver us to Casa en al Agua I’d like to respectfully disagree with that statement. After … Continue reading →

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Colombia catch up: Taganga, Minca & Palomino

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Bec

Taganga Taganga is a small seaside village near Santa Marta in northern Colombia. If you worship at the altar of the Lonely Planet guide, chances are you won’t end up there. Their review of Taganga is laughably awful (do yourself a … Continue reading →

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Magical Medellin

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Bec

Friends! I promised a return to regular programming and then I disappeared to a remote Caribbean island with no wifi! Forgive me? Unpredictably I have a little catching up to do. For this post we are going to have to … Continue reading →

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Thank you

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Bec

Thank you everyone for your kind words in the form of comments here, on facebook, emails and messages. The response to my last post was so lovely, so overwhelming and in most cases, tear inducing! I’m doing ok. I actually … Continue reading →

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Getting mugged in Taganga, Colombia

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Bec

Well friends, here’s post I never wanted to write. Last night, against my better judgement, I decided to walk home alone from a bar back to our hostel in the small seaside town of Taganga, Colombia. Andrew hadn’t been feeling well … Continue reading →

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Things I do aside from travel

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Bec

Before we embarked on this trip (over 8 months ago!) my blog featured a bit of everything from car crashes and sunrises, to absurd cheesecake recipes, to fancy balls and outback rodeos, to asking what you had for breakfast (a weirdly … Continue reading →

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Brazil: 20 observations  

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Bec

Here’s a list of 20 things I observed in Brazil, things that surprised, intrigued, struck me, were told to me or caught my attention. Not necessarily good or bad, just observations. 1 English isn’t common Pretty much no one (outside … Continue reading →

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Paraty, Brazil 

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Bec

For people travelling to Brazil, the tiny costal town of Paraty is a must. Located on the Costa Verde (green cost) in Rio de Janeiro state, it’s got the perfect mix of beautiful beaches and islands as well as amazing … Continue reading →

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