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What you don’t know about Colombia!

September 23rd, 2013Laura Vega0 Comments

Have you ever felt your heart racing when you are on a plane arriving to your home country? ... Have you ever felt your body moving involuntary when you hear a song, known and loved the same way by your friends, parents and grandparents?... Have you ever felt proud of your country, because it is still considered one of the happiest countries on this planet?... Have you ever felt tears in your eyes when you remember the 4^th of February of 2008 when millions of Colombians all over...

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The Amazing Amazon

August 27th, 2013Jac McPherson0 Comments

Let me start by saying I hate snakes. In fact, I am not sure that hate is a strong enough word for something that makes my skin crawl, my hands sweat and my pulse race. I blame my Dad for this phobia, as when I was about 12 years old he insisted on allowing a Moroccan snake charmer to drape a horrible long, brown, heavy snake around my shoulders, for the sole purpose of getting a photo! I was terrified and the fear has stayed with me ever since.

So as you can imagine, I was more than a...

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Flying over the Nazca Lines

July 30th, 2013Tucan Travel0 Comments

As the tiny 6 seater Cessna lifted off the runway, I began to feel nauseous. I’d heard that the flights over the Nazca lines could be a bit rough, but had never experienced air or motion sickness before, so thought all would be fine. I’d also never been in a small plane before and my stomach realised the reality of small aircraft travel as soon as we were airborne. My head kept telling my stomach to get over it and my eyes to stay open and on the lookout for those famous lines.

It...

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Con-salt your senses!

July 22nd, 2013Emma Campbell0 Comments

Opting to leave Peru for Bolivia the day before Peruvian Independence Day was perhaps not one of my smartest decisions. It appeared that the entire Peruvian Population who reside in Bolivia were making their way back over the boarder to get ready for the celebrations. After resolving some issues with departure papers myself and my friend Clair were finally given the go ahead to cross the border on what should have been a quick three minute walk, however as soon as we stepped out of the...

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Tungurahua Volcano erupts just outside Baños

July 19th, 2013Corina Parkwell1 Comment

Tungurahua Volcano is still erupting today. Corina describes the first moment she saw the event.

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Spending the night on Lake Titicaca

July 17th, 2013Ninka Hartog0 Comments

Two days ago we arrived in Puno; a Peruvian city situated at Lake Titicaca (the world’s highest navigable lake). From Puno we visited the floating islands and after that we went for a three hour boat ride to get to Isla Amantani, where everyone would spend the night with a local family. Practically nobody speaks English, only some of the natives speak Spanish, the majority don’t (the main language there is Quechua; only 40% of the inhabitants speak Spanish).

It was a lot of fun!...