SOUTH AMERICAN DIARY
11 months, 4 countries, 2 backpacks and one girl who decided to travel the world.
So that would be me! Hi everyone, I’m Ellie and without any particular plan I decided to buy a one way ticket to South America and stay there for almost a year. Obviously, things are going wrong sometimes, so why not to write about it and make other people laugh!
Some articles have been as well featured in Kilpi Sport blog and Lidé a Země travel magazine.
Six nights in a bus across northern Peru
Why is everything so far away?
Starting from Cuenca, Ecuador, I have a week to get to Cusco and travel as much of northern Peru as I can. It dawns on me pretty quickly that the only way to get this done in a week is by night buses.
Living by the beach in Ecuador
The Ecuadorian coast is often overlooked by travelers, as most of them head to the Andes or the Galapagos Islands. But I want to surf, relax by the beach and have some time to improve my Spanish.
Dangerous Quito and volunteering in the Amazon
Traveling from Otovalo back to Quito didn't go quite as planned, as I slightly misjudged the length of the journey. I mean, I took a hell of a turn and arrived in Quito in the dark, which is not very good.
Culture shocks and high altitude hiking
The first culture shock comes on the bus
Immediately after arriving in Quito, I run to the bus towards Otovalo. Why? It's Saturday, and every Saturday the town of Otovalo has the biggest market in Ecuador.
Let’s go South America!
11 months, 4 countries, 2 backpacks and one girl who wants to travel the world.
Hey, everybody! My name is Ellie, my backpack is almost bigger than me and although I can only say hello in Spanish so far, I'm about to travel across Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Chile.