Thirteen years ago, I ventured on my very first traveling escapade by myself for ‘3 months’. Little did I know my rambling soul would be ignited, and I would be leaving behind everything I knew; including my lovely family and…
Salento, Colombia is a small, quaint town in the southern part of the country, a 7 to 8 hour bus ride from Bogota. It is surrounded by majestic rolling green mountains, and rich vegetation, which provides for endless panoramic views…
Yes. Bogota, Colombia is safe. I often got asked this when voicing my plans to travel here, which is somewhat understandable due to the country’s 50 year civil war. Yet this is an all too common question I receive when traveling…
It’s been a few weeks, I’ve lost count already, since I have been back in Vangroovy, or Vancouver as it is more commonly known, in Canada. It’s always an interesting transition coming back from traveling, having to dive back into…
The capital of Peru, Lima is a sprawling vast megacity of 7.5 million people, a quarter of Peru’s entire population. Lima wasn’t nearly as intimidating or chaotic though as many capital cities I have visited or had necessarily anticipated –…
Huaraz (war-az) is a blessed mountain town of about 90 000 people, beautifully located amidst the highest mountain range of the Andes, known as the Cordilleras. Huaraz is 3000m (or about 9000 ft) above sea level and has been become an…
I am now at the halfway point of the retreat. The second Ayauasca ceremony was held a week after the first. It was after two days of break from any medicine – time for rest, reflect and rejuvenate. I felt…
My blog is long overdue because I have struggled to find the words to describe my recent experiences. I have been in my own world as of late, as well as in the world of Gaia Sagrada, what I call…
A very short ride, about 20 mins, just south of Puerto Lopez and only 30 minutes north from the surfing, backpacker party town of Montanita, you will find delightful Ayampe. It can be reached by bus along the Ruta del…
Isla de la Plata is also nicknamed ‘the poor person’s Galapagos’. The Galapagos Islands are a series of islands off Ecuador out in the middle of the Pacific known well for the world’s most endemic species (a species unique to…