Ollie RobertsDec 31, 20122 minEcuador Travel and HighlightsWe loved Ecuador so much that it would be one of our top countries in South America and a country we would easily return. In the right...
Ollie RobertsJul 5, 20124 minCosta Rica or another US state?I can't lie and say that we have entirely enjoyed Costa Rica. The surf lineup is full of crowds, and it is low season, living costs are...
Ollie RobertsJun 6, 20124 minPanama City to Punta BuricaWe flew into Panama City, loaded our gear into a taxi and set out for our Hotel. After spending two weeks in Cuba, Wow, where most of the...
Ollie RobertsApr 30, 20127 minMojitos, Old Cars, Casa Particulares & CigarsI am writing this as I am sitting on the plane to Panama from Cuba via El Salvador. This journal entry will be my longest to date. I will...
Ollie RobertsApr 16, 20124 minGoodbye Colombia and South AmericaWe felt slightly worried about not finding any accommodation in Santa Marta as we had called around several hostels before leaving...
Ollie RobertsApr 3, 20125 minRetiring Bus Connoisseurs In ColombiaWe left Ecuador feeling slightly nervous but confident that our expired visa wouldn't be much of an issue. Upon arrival at immigration,...
Ollie RobertsMar 17, 20125 minOur Second Home In EcuadorAfter another big mission, this time from Lima to Ayampe in Ecuador, we were ready to hang up the boots for some chill-out time and some...
Ollie RobertsJan 20, 20124 minBolivia And The Express Through PeruAfter travelling through blockades of demonstrators in Argentina, luckily and naively only set us back a couple of hours. We finally...
Ollie RobertsDec 19, 20113 minHighway Express South Then NorthAfter saying "see ya later" to Ilo and the menacing waves, we had discovered, we travelled to Arica, Chile. Our primary goal in this area...
Ollie RobertsDec 2, 20116 minRocky Buildings To Rocky Waves In PeruArriving fresh as a daisy in Lima, we found the streets in Miraflores, Lima's touristy area, cordoned off. With no taxis able to drop us...
Ollie RobertsNov 6, 20115 minThe Land Of Long Lefts In PeruIn the search for consistency of solid waves, we crossed the border from Ecuador into Peru. Travelling in the middle of the night, we had...
Ollie RobertsSep 30, 20112 minA Quick Coast Through EcuadorAfter spending a good month away from the coast, we arrived in Atacames. As we don't have anything good to write about this place, we...
Ollie RobertsSep 12, 20115 minThe Epic Jungle, The High Andes In EcuadorAfter leaving our hostel in Salvador at 1 pm and arriving in Quito at 2 pm the following day after four flights, we made it. Yes, 25...
Ollie RobertsAug 13, 20113 minEntry Level Bus Connoisseurs In BrasilOne word for Rio de Janeiro could be, wow! Tree-lined streets behind Copacabana and Ipanema, white beaches, and lots of thong-wearing...
Ollie RobertsJul 11, 20113 minBoard-shorts in South East BrazilRealising the size of Brasil to the rest of the continent soon set in with our first day of bus Travel to Porto Alegre. This realisation...
Ollie RobertsJun 22, 20114 minHeading East From Buenos Aires to UruguayOn the 7th of June, 2011, we departed Australia bound for Buenos Aires in Argentina via Auckland, New Zealand. After arriving in New...