Hotel Ushuaia, Argentina – The Real Fawlty Towers!
I never even wanted to stay in the Hotel Ushuaia and as a general rule when I’m travelling I try my best to avoid hotels. I’m not a hotel person at all. I dislike their…
Backpacking in Qatar🇶🇦: Staying In A Male and Muslim Only Hostel in Doha
It was an odd but enjoyable experience to stay overnight in a Muslim Hostel. It was also a short lived one. On my first trip to Qatar in 2011, I spent a night in…
Backpacking in Argentina🇦🇷: Staying at Patagonia Pais Hostel, Ushuaia
After the immense trip to Antarctica, it was time to relax in the world’s southernmost city again, Ushuaia on the tip of Argentina. Before the Antarctica trip I had already spent a night in…
Backpacking In Bolivia🇧🇴: Salar De Uyuni – Part 8 – Sleeping On Salt – Cabana Oz Sal
Even after I researched, spoke to previous venturers and even booked my Salt Flats and Desert tour in the height of Bolivia, I still had no idea what to expect. This made it more surprising…
Backpacking in Peru: Staying at the Pariwana Hostel, Cuzco
I normally only book hostels and hotels a few days in advance, which can mean scraping around for somewhere to stay but this one came by way of another hostel being full. While staying at…
Inca Trail Day 1 Part 3: Starting The Camino Inca (Inca Trail) at Q’orihuayrachina
After leaving Ollantaytambo, the bus veered us down mud and rock roads not wide enough for 2 vehicles, but just about ok for the bus. Here the driver had to squeeze through the gap as…
Staying at the Glow Worm Cottages, Franz Josef, New Zealand
I write a lot about places I visit and my memories there. What I normally neglect to mention in the madness of it all are the places I stay and the transport I use hopping…
Staying at The Black Cat – El Gato Negro, Asuncion, Paraguay
The Black Cat!!! This was a gem of a hostel for the ardent traveller. I had heard of it a few times even before my weary head popped up in the unknown Paraguayan capital city…
Backpacking in Argentina: Staying at Limehouse Hostel Buenos Aires
Limehouse Hostel will be remembered, mainly because it was the first hostel I stayed in in South America. I booked it in advance, and knew that on my first night in South America (the joy…
Camping in Poatina
I camped up in Poatina, a tranquil mountain village for a few weeks while working on broccoli season. I’ll detail more on the actual mountain village itself some other time, just a few photos and…