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Storytelling

10 Things I’ve Learned From Three Years of Travelling

Last updated on 29th April 2020 - This article may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.

Earlier this month, I hit a large travelling milestone. As of the 20th of October 2017, I’ve been living and travelling in South America for three whole years. I celebrated this momentous event (made more so by the fact my initial plans were to see the whole world in two years) by jumping on a …

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El Dia De Los Peatones: The Day La Paz Fell Silent

Last updated on 29th April 2020 - This article may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.

One Sunday, I woke to the strangest of sounds. From my hostel bed on a busy street in La Paz, I was normally jolted awake by the blaring chaos of the city: cars beep a relentless tune as they narrowly skirt around one another, avoiding multiple potential collisions every second. Each morning at 6 am, …

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Filed Under: Bolivia, Storytelling

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Cerro Rico: Inside the Mountain That Eats Men

Last updated on 29th April 2020 - This article may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.

With your eyes open and the light of the torches extinguished, you find yourself surrounded by the darkest shade of black that you have ever experienced. You could be anywhere, but the sharpness of this smothering darkness makes you conscious that this is definitely not the colour of night time, nor any other darkness that …

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Filed Under: Beyond-the-Beaten-Trail, Bolivia, Storytelling

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“Ya”. Hitchiking in Bolivia and a Patient Appreciation of Time

Last updated on 29th April 2020 - This article may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.

‘Ya’ in South American Spanish is a subtle, fluid word. The fact that it’s linked to time – a concept even more difficult to pin down in this continent than anywhere else I’ve travelled – makes it more problematic. “Ya viene,” she insisted for the third time; a savage nod of her head and her …

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Filed Under: Beyond-the-Beaten-Trail, Bolivia, Storytelling

Earthquakes on the Toilet and Other Lessons in Normality

Last updated on 30th April 2020 - This article may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.

Sat on the toilet the other day, I experienced my first ever Chilean earthquake. I’ll admit that my initial concern when the toilet bowl beneath my bare bottom started shaking was more about the weight I’ve been putting on lately. Quickly, this turned to a different type of alarm when the shaking continued, despite being …

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Filed Under: Chile, Storytelling

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34 Ways You Know You’ve Travelled in South America

Last updated on 5th March 2019 - This article may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.

When you first flew in, you had no idea what to expect, but quickly found yourself discovering a part of the world that buzzes with more road blockades, schizophrenic weather systems, and opportunities for llama selfies than you could ever have imagined. These are 34 of the things you learn after a long time spent …

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Filed Under: Storytelling Tagged With: South America, travel experiences

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Travel Language Fails: How Not to Speak A New Language

Last updated on 30th April 2020 - This article may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.

One of my favourite parts of learning a language abroad has been those moments where it all goes a little wrong. You know, those wonderful travel language fails; the stories that you’ll enjoy retelling long after your trip has finished. It’s an unfortunate habit of mine that I’m always finding ways to speak Spanish badly, or …

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Travel Screw Ups: What To Do When You Make a Mess of Travelling

Last updated on 3rd May 2020 - This article may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.

In hindsight, it didn’t look occupied from the road. My optimism powered me on, all despite the crushing weight of my rucksack and the draining power of the humidity. But a small part of me had begun to wonder whether I might have made a mistake. A big one. As I approached, it became clear …

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Filed Under: Storytelling Tagged With: bolivia

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Learning Spanish in South America

Last updated on 4th May 2020 - This article may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.

I still remember that first meeting quite vividly. I had arrived in Sucre, Bolivia the previous day and decided that throwing myself directly into my new volunteering job made the most sense in the situation. I was 6,000 miles and 18 hours from my former home of Great Britain, and alone: I hoped that jumping …

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Filed Under: Bolivia, Storytelling

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You Gotta’ Have Faith: Travelling and Trust

Last updated on 4th May 2020 - This article may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.

When you’re travelling, your instinct begs you to demonstrate caution, be wary of your surroundings and maintain a certain distance from others, all as a form of self-protection against the horror travel stories that other backpackers kindly share of an evening in hostels. But contrary to this, what I’ve realised is that the whole process of …

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Filed Under: Bolivia, Storytelling Tagged With: bolivia

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