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While South America was a big unknown to us (before our trip), Colombia was the biggest unknown of all its countries. Peru has Machu...

Swimming with sea lions and huge turtles. Trudging through muddy fields with giant tortoises. Strolling along paradise beaches laden with...

Our month in Peru was mostly spent hiking some of the best trails so far, and eating good food. First up was Puno, a tourist town just...

According to the Oxford English dictionary, the word 'adventure' means 'an unusual and exciting or daring experience'. It sums up...

Our time in Chile was short and sweet (mostly because we chose to see Patagonia on the Argentina side, and our subsequent reeling budget...

Choosing to travel South America as part of our round-the-world trip was always abit of a wildcard choice - neither of us knew heaps...

Stepping into the chaos of the main bazaar in Delhi, India, on our first day of travelling seems like a world away now. But similar...

New Zealand's capital Wellington was our first stop on the north island, where we met our newest backpacking visitor - Freya's cousin...

We quickly established that New Zealand is the country of extremes when we were warmly welcomed with the notorious blow-you-off-your-feet...

After more than three months in Asia we finally got back into the Western way of life - and most importantly for Freya, found pubs that...