Planning my next backpacking trip to South America 💃🏻Research, Budget, Packing + more

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  @0.5kid72 · 6 years ago

  for people watching this in 2020 she must be like it's a good thing i took this trip when i did

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  @lisamcl9052 · 6 years ago

  We spent two months last year doing Peru - Ecuador - Colombia and it was just amazing. Highlights for us in Colombia included Cali for the salsa (Viajero hostel was amazing and ran salsa lessons every day and is just an all round cool hostel!), Salento (for the Cocora valley and coffee plantations - we even had a coffee bean roasting lesson and got to bring our coffee beans back home as a souvenir, so cool!), Medellin was just an all round cool city with so much history (Los Patios hostel - highly recommend. Bit pricier, but worth it in my opinion) and if you're going to Bogota I highly recommend doing one of the history free walking tours - we got such an incredible insight into the history of Colombia and all the things that they have unfortunately gone through and it was really eye opening. In Ecuador, you absolutely have to go to Secret Garden in Cotopaxi - we hesitated about this initially about whether to do it or not and absolutely LOVED it in the end and was one of the main highlights of the trip. Such an awesome few days and the accommodation is just incredible, the people are super friendly and the activities and food are top notch! Climbing cotopaxi can be a bit tough (our weather conditions were awful!), especially with the altitude, but so worth it!! Definitely definitely definitely go there. Also Cuenca was really cool and we spent a few nights at El Cafecito hostel, where we met one of the coolest hostel owners yet and had such cool discussions and late night dinners with - really nice place. In Quito, check out Community Hostel - probably our fav hostel of the trip overall (and we def visited some good ones!) - just such a nice atmosphere, breakfasts incredible, really good social vibes and activities going on! Can't wait to follow your trip through SA, it will bring back so many good memories for me! Enjoy - you will absolutely love it!!

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  @shaunvlog · 6 years ago

  100% go to Brazil. Amazing country 🇧🇷

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  @marieschott9615 · 6 years ago

  if you love travel and exploring i would recommend you start geocaching! it's just an app on your phone and it's basically like little containers filled with goodies that you look for and write your name in a log book! it's taken me to places i never knew existed and there's geocaches everywhere!

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  @johnnymaldonadoparedes3502 · 5 years ago

  Hey, coming from the future. I’m so glad you start before January 2020. You got the chance to stay longer.

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  @antoniabaker7770 · 6 years ago

  I'm going to South America next year for 3 months. Thanks for the info. I'm not a young traveller , I'm a .....middle aged one but I'm hiking the PCT for 6 months  straight after South America so don't mind the backpacking life.

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  @lizzi0499 · 6 years ago

  The Colombian Pacific is a must-visit!! Bahía Solano, El Valle, Nuquí and the surrounding area are all a stunning mix of wild beaches and tropical jungle. There's a small backpacker scene but it's not overcrowded, loads of incredible local business and eco-tourism to be explored. Mama Orbe in El Valle and Casa Colibri in Arusí are wonderful places to stay!

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  @keke_oh · 6 years ago

  Been following you for YEARS and recently I've just been binging your vids, especially your packing ones, they're the BEST I've rewatched so many times I need your wardrobe! I'm planning an inter rail trip so seeing you plan this made my day! Getting the tea and chocolate prepared to watch 😍😍😍 thank you!

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  @miavictoria7394 · 6 years ago

  I really recommend the trek to Lost City in Colombia! I did the trek about 2 years ago while I was sailing around the world and this trek was one of the biggest highlights of that whole trip. It is challenging, but sooooo worth it!! Beautiful scenery, and I would say the trek to get there is almost as beautiful as the Lost City itself!

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  @sprgary · 6 years ago

  I'm heading to the Philippines landing on Christmas day and staying for 17 days, just been re-watching your videos for ideas, currently planing to do 5 days port barton, then head to mad monkey for new years followed by el nido for boat trips for a few days then up to Coron for just under a week. that's the best itinerary I could think of for a mix of chill exploration but also some partying for new years followed by relaxing in coron

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  @erintennant7690 · 6 years ago

  Take your birks!!💛

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  @JanetSuzanne · 6 years ago

  I’m flying out to Thailand on Thursday! I’m going to be TEFL teaching there for 5 months 😁

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