Skip to contentWhen you live in a place like New Zealand, it’s all too easy to over-look its beauty.  Don’t get me wrong – I’ve been to Taupo before and enjoyed it but mostly when I was a child (and would’ve enjoyed anything). As I grew older, I would generally drive through it, as a way to get to other destinations, stopping briefly but never for long. It’s not that I disliked Taupo by any means, it’s that I didn’t see much of interest for me there.I was wrong!This year my family decided to holiday there and I dragged my boyfriend with – the temptation of a swim up bar was too...…Skip to contentWhen you live in a place like New Zealand, it’s all too easy to over-look its beauty.  Don’t get me wrong – I’ve been to Taupo before and enjoyed it but mostly when I was a child (and would’ve enjoyed anything). As I grew older, I would generally drive through it, as a way to get to other destinations, stopping briefly but never for long. It’s not that I disliked Taupo by any means, it’s that I didn’t see much of interest for me there.I was wrong!This year my family decided to holiday there and I dragged my boyfriend with – the temptation of a swim up bar was too...WW…

Skip to contentBuses are a great means of transport throughout South America.  With many benefits and only a few shortcomings, they’re an affordable and reliable option to get you from A to B on this massive continent.  Navigating the bus system isn’t without its share of challenges for foreigners though.  This guide sums up everything we learnt in our six-month backpacking trip, and trust me, we took more than our fair share of buses!Long-distance distance bus services in South America are generally very reliable.  In our experience, if the bus says it will run at a...…Skip to contentBuses are a great means of transport throughout South America.  With many benefits and only a few shortcomings, they’re an affordable and reliable option to get you from A to B on this massive continent.  Navigating the bus system isn’t without its share of challenges for foreigners though.  This guide sums up everything we learnt in our six-month backpacking trip, and trust me, we took more than our fair share of buses!Long-distance distance bus services in South America are generally very reliable.  In our experience, if the bus says it will run at a...WW…

Skip to contentBackpacking in South America was one of our all-time travel highlights.We travelled light, said ‘yes’ to as many adventures as possible, made friends to last a lifetime and saw things that we’d only ever dreamed of.  We did all of this whilst travelling on a budget, often sleeping in rooms filled with bunkbeds.Would we do it again? You bet!To help make your own trip amazing, we’ve put together the following guide to our favourite hostels – the best of the best that we came across whilst backpacking in South America.Backpacking in South America is unlike anywhere...…Skip to contentBackpacking in South America was one of our all-time travel highlights.We travelled light, said ‘yes’ to as many adventures as possible, made friends to last a lifetime and saw things that we’d only ever dreamed of.  We did all of this whilst travelling on a budget, often sleeping in rooms filled with bunkbeds.Would we do it again? You bet!To help make your own trip amazing, we’ve put together the following guide to our favourite hostels – the best of the best that we came across whilst backpacking in South America.Backpacking in South America is unlike anywhere...WW…