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Workaway in Ecuador
Our very first Workaway voluntary work experience we spend at Casa Anna in Puerto Cayo, Ecuador. We needed to stay in one place for a few weeks time after 1.5 year of traveling so we stayed here for seven weeks. Our hosts Steve and Anna are from Canada. They have a nice house on the beach and some guesthouses for paying guests and volunteers. Anna arranges most things around the property and has a lot of great stories. Steve likes to cook, especially meat and sweet cakes. We’ve had the pleasure of enjoying his talent a few times! Our bedroom is in front of the main house and is half of a small bungalow build for two voluntary couples. A room of four by eight meters with a bed, a table, a drawer closet and a shared outside bathroom with…
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14 crucial items for your packinglist
After traveling for over 1.5 years there are a few items we really wouldn’t want to miss. We use these items daily and we recommended them for your packing list. Also these items could be excellent as a gift for (future) travelers 😉
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Buying a car in Australia
Spending a lot of your dineros abroad isn’t fun. For us, the decision between buying or hiring a car for our roadtrip through Australia was easy. Hiring a car is very expensive in Australia, especially in high season. If you go to Australia for a longer period like 3 months or more, the depreciation of the car is often less than the rent including insurance. If you can make a good deal on your purchase and resell, it doesn’t have to cost you much, or nothing at all if you’re lucky. Preparation Buying a car or a campervan in Australia can be a time consuming task in the first weeks of your stay. It took us two weeks before we found and could pick up the car we wanted. It’s also very important to prepare yourself thoroughly beforehand. Think about…
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Ode to the fly
When you visit Australia you can expect many interesting things, surprisingly gorgeous nature and animals of all sorts. Unfortunately amongst these animals bugs are inevitable, flies to be specific. In fact, there are over 30,000 different kinds of flies in Australia, all of them equally annoying. They are everywhere and come with their whole family. These uninvited buzzers can really ruin your nice camping trip or social picnic. They absolutely love the face, looking deep into your eyes, romantically blow your ear and lick your lips like a lollipop. The one arm salute is a well known fly repellent, but only helps for a second. Supermarkets offer a wide range of fly sprays, sticky traps and charming headnets. The last one might be the only thing that actually works, but of course nobody wears them for the obvious reasons. These…
