The Couch Surfing App: it’s for Finding Friends too.
Aside from being a really convenient way to find free and friendly places to sleep, the Couch Surfing app is also a great way to meet people for a chat, an excursion, a meal, a beverage…
Aside from being a really convenient way to find free and friendly places to sleep, the Couch Surfing app is also a great way to meet people for a chat, an excursion, a meal, a beverage…
The Scots in our group are tickled pink I brought a slab of Edinburgh beer to a Czeck wine festival…
There was a really cute couple doing their wedding photos. I congratulated them and slapped beers in their hands. I think they thought I was some sort of nut but I managed to explain I am Australian, and that seemed to resolve the matter for them…
Pietro opens his front door with a smile, and I collapse onto his couch. The hitch from London to Paris went very well, but I have only slept about 2 hours in the last 24…
“We only have one sort of marijuana in Australia. It’s called ‘dope’, and it’s illegal.”
Bill smiles.
“This is another world my friend. Welcome to California…”
My body feels more like easing into a deck chair and scrolling facebook than tramping into the Rocky Mountains. But, I need the exercise, so I swap out my flip-flops for my hiking boots, make some peanut butter sandwiches and join the hiking expedition…
There are ‘holes’ dotted around the park, which actually aren’t holes but look like a basketball net crossed with a lobster trap. The objective of the game is to walk around the park and get intoxicated. Throwing frisbees at the ‘holes’ is optional…
“I’m pretty amazed so many people still use donkeys here” I comment. Dione chuckles. “Some men in Cartagena have a special relationship with their donkeys” he says…
One Australian, two Colombians and two Belgians go up a mountain to see a giant Jesus. On the way we listen to music and swap travel stories. The music sounds a bit like a hip-hop boy-band produced by Ricky Martin…
On Saturday, Carlos leads an expedition into the hills around the volcano. I want to go to see the lava and stuff, but Carlos tells me it’s too dangerous, and anyway the top of the volcano is off limits to the public…
Like Chiang Mai, in Thailand, Quito has become a very popular place with the nomad expat crowd, and after spending a few days here, it’s easy to see why. Low cost rent. Great, cheap restaurants…
The bedroom door bursts open, and David flicks the light on. ´Quick amigo! Out of bed! There is an earthquake!´ I sit up, rubbing my eyes and stare at him stupidly. ´Seriously..?´ ´Si, si! Vamos! We must go outside..!´