Entries by Ash Carden

Tongariro Alpine Crossing

We ticked off something that has been on my bucket list for ages – Tongariro Alpine Crossing! What an awesome day hiking in the cold sunshine, soaking up the gorgeous natural landscapes of New Zealand with the stunning backdrop of Mt Ngauruhoe. Tongariro Alpine Crossing – 19/11/19

A week in Chazuta

Our friend Paulo from Tarapoto showed us Chazuta on an awesome day out visiting one of the most beautiful waterfalls I have ever seen. We knew we wanted to return with more time to explore. We left Lamas and two mototaxi rides, two collectivos and a boat ride later, we had arrived in paradise – […]

Six days in Lamas

With 4 weeks left in Peru, we decided to split our time between Lamas and Chazuta, two towns local to Tarapoto (and therefore our upcoming 29 hour bus back to Lima). We wanted to spend the last month CHILLING. Lamas was great for this. We had many walks, visited the local Chapawanki waterfall (we hated […]

Our Second Jungle Tour

Although our experience camping in the jungle was immense, we didn’t see as much wildlife as we’d originally hoped (I still hadn’t seen a sloth!). So we returned to Iquitos and decided that we probably could squeeze another smaller tour into our budget if we bargained hard. So we did and it worked and we […]

Amazon Wildlife Tour

10/09/19 – 12/09/19 We weren’t ready to leave the Amazon Basin after our first tour so we decided to treat ourselves and booked another tour, this time with My Amazon Lodge. This one was just for three days and was more about spotting as much wildlife as possible. It did not disappoint. We saw loads […]