If I had to pick my favourite spot in all of Colombia, Salento would make the short list. It’s a charming mountain village with a high concentration of boutique shops, cafés, and restaurants. Not too far from Bogotá or Cali, it makes for a great weekend trip. Although, the buses in Colombia may take way longer than the time you are quoted. My favourite hike in...
Armraynald Station near Burketown, Queensland – I wanted to run from here shortly after arriving. I was about 8 months into my Australia trip when I landed at Armraynald. My backpacking routine in Australia was cyclical: travel, go broke, find work, make money, repeat. It’s early August in 2014 and this story picks up in the ‘find work’ stage of the cycle. I had just...