Adventure and Cultural Travel with a Sustainable Twist
Guayaquil may be the largest city in Ecuador, but most travellers don’t actually spend much time in it. Quito may be the capital, bursting with cultural and historical significance, and Cuenca may be the beautiful jewel of the southern Ecuadorean Andes – but the largest and most populous city in Continue Reading
Everyone’s heard of Machu Picchu in Peru. But have you heard of Ingapirca, the Ecuadorean version? As the largest and most well-preserved Incan ruins in Ecuador, Ingapirca is sometimes known as “the Machu Picchu of Ecuador”. I mean, I won’t lie – if you’ve been to Machu Picchu, Ingapirca probably Continue Reading
The beautiful, laid-back city of Cuenca has something to offer everyone. For the architecture lover, don’t miss a walk around the colonial city centre (a UNESCO World Heritage Site). For the nature lover, the otherworldly Cajas National Park beckons. As for the culturally curious, don’t miss a hands-on experience of Continue Reading
The Canary Islands are a perennial favourite among European travellers looking to escape from the cold and soak up some sun. For us specifically, as travellers from sunny Singapore, it was a combination of the desire to: (i) visit Spain and practise my Spanish in the process; and (ii) dive Continue Reading
This wasn’t actually on our itinerary originally. But because of the bad weather preventing us from going up to Mount Vesuvius, we ended up coming here instead with our tour guide Fabio. And I have to say – I’m not sure Mount Vesuvius would have been better. If you are Continue Reading