7 reasons why you can’t be a voluntour
Volunteering has been one of the highlights of my Latin America journey and I wish to push through up until Mexico (if I can). This is where I learned most …
Trisha Velarmino
My volunteer work in Paracas, Peru: bartending
A new and unique experience — that’s what Peru gave me. From being a hostel receptionist and teaching English in South America, I now upgraded to bartending! Okay, I didn’t …
7 reflections from traveling South America by bus
For the first time in my life, while on the bus to Peru from Ecuador, I finally felt I am participating in the world. The terrain, the beautiful mountains and …
The journey continues: Ecuador to Peru by bus
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With all honesty, volunteering in Ecuador was the greatest experience I had in months. Of all the things I’d experience until then, this one was the most different. Even for …
7 Reasons Why I Chose To Work Remotely
Happy (almost) five months on the road! I left home on 28 June 2013 to start my journey and it’s the best decision of my life. There were a lot …
My family stay experience in Pouso Alegre, Brazil
At a very strange time in my life, I found myself in Brazil low as I’d ever been in my life, lost because of a fresh break up, bargaining my …
A letter to my 25-year-old self
All your birthday greetings are sincere, personal and made specially for me. It´s not just a simple “Happy birthday!” and I want to thank you for giving a second of …
The day I left home to travel the world
Shoot, this is it! I am leaving home to travel the world at 19 years old. But first… let me tell you how my family and friends reacted to this …