Day 1 After saying bye to my family I hopped on the Quick Bus to Seattle. It took just under 4 hours to reach Seattle with a stop at border control (where they ask like a thousand questions!). Once I arrived downtown, I checked into City Hostel, which was pretty Read more…
Day 1 My sister (Leah) and I arrived into Vancouver late evening, so checked straight into Samesun hostel, which is located downtown. We made a couple of friends at the bar and went out to try our very first Poutine. Poutine is essentially chips ‘n’ gravy, common in Yorkshire, but Read more…
We did our trip with Alpaca Expeditions, – reputable company who treat their porters well. A couple of days before the trek we went to the office to settle the bill and receive our briefing. On saturday morning we were picked up at the hostel at 4am and drove to Read more…
On Saturday I embarked on a little adventure to the token football stadium, Maracanã, where I went around on a group tour. I don’t have a huge interest in football but it was cool to see some original footballs, shirts, and shoes from legendary players like Pelé. We were taken Read more…
Today we hiked in the Cat Ba National Park and made it to the top of the mountain. Despite the sun hiding behind the clouds it was still REALLY WARM. There are a lot of stair like formations but you have to use hands and feet every now and then Read more…
On Monday we (four of us) arrived at the Elephant Conservation Centre in Sayaboury for our two day discovery. To get to the forest we had a small boat take us across and upon arrival we spotted a few elephants having their bath. We were then brought to our bungalow Read more…