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About Brendon

I'm Brendon and I'm a bit of a nerd. After being laid off at work and coming out of an 8 year relationship I decided it was time to take control of my life and get out and see the world. I sold all my stuff and left on a backpacking adventure through Latin America to level myself up.

6 Photo Storage Strategies To Ensure Your Photo’s Make It Home!

2017-08-29T01:43:00+00:00

I recently wrote 10 Tips to Avoid Being Robbed While Travelling but today I wanted to go into how to protect your precious photo's.  For me the three most important items when you travel are Passport,  Bank cards (Access to money) and my photo's, I would even argue that out of all those things my photo's

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Foodgasm Friday:Getting Hot & Heavy With Hotdogs

2017-08-29T01:43:04+00:00

It's Foodgasm Friday and this week and it's time to get a bit hot and heavy all up in here as we explore one of my favorite food's Hot Dog's. I've eaten a lot of hotdog's over the course of my travels. They are a great budget travel food as you can generally find them

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10 Tips To Avoid Being Robbed While Travelling!

2017-08-29T01:43:04+00:00

Travelling is an awesome way to experience all that this world has to offer, You get to see amazing places, Meet new interesting people and experience different cultures. However unfortunately it is not always flowers and sunshine. There are many perils that travellers can encounter that can put a dampen on your holiday fun or

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30 Days Till My Next Adventure Begins!

2017-08-29T01:43:08+00:00

So it's only one month away now until I leave everything behind again and embark on the road on my next exciting backpacking adventure in Asia and Europe I've been bogged down a lot recently trying to catch up with posts from my previous trip through Latin America, I have finally finished all Ecuador based

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Foodgasm Friday: Cerviche

2017-08-29T01:43:09+00:00

It's Foodgasm Friday again and continuing on from Peruvian Anticuchos from last week, This week it's another dish I had in Lima Peru. The raw seafood dish of Cerviche. Cerviche is a seafood dish  that is popular in Central and South America, What make's in unique from many other seafood dishes is that it isn't

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My Stay At Cuyabeno River Lodge – Ecuador’s Slice Of The Amazon!

2017-08-29T01:43:09+00:00

I did a lot of cool things during my one month stay in Ecuador, from extreme sports like bridge jumping,white water rafting in Banos to climbing the ice covered volcano of cotopaxi, However my favorite trip was the 4 days I spent in Cuyabeno nature reserve exploring the Amazon jungle in Ecuadors Oriente region. After doing

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Foodgasm Friday – Peruvian Anticuchos (Beef Heart)

2017-08-29T01:43:09+00:00

It's Foodgasm Friday and after last week's Hostel Cooked Food we are back onto cultural stuff with a dish I tried in my visit to Lima Peru Anticuchos. Anticuchos de Corazon (Beef heart) with potato and choclo Anticuchos  are a popular dish that originated from Peru consisting of various small pieces of small grilled

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Carnival in Banos Ecuador!

2017-08-29T01:43:09+00:00

Fireworks over Banos for carnival When I was on my Latin American backpacking trip I was fortunate enough to be in South America during the festive season of Carnival, which is a festival that occurs immediately before lent in February. this festival usually involves public celebration, firework's, throwing of water balloons and spraying

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Foodgasm Friday: Hostel Food

2017-08-29T01:43:09+00:00

It's Foodgasm friday again, This week i'm going to be doing something a little different. Instead of talking about food from a specific place. I will be sharing with you a sample of some of the lazy self cooked hostel food that I made during my budget backpacking trip of Latin America. Hotdog's with

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11 Bangin Things To Do In Baños Ecuador

2017-08-29T01:43:10+00:00

Bangin: An adjective used to describe something that is impressive, enjoyable, or just basically good. Baños is a small town in the Andean highlands of Ecuador, It is primarily famous for it's thermal hot springs, jungle tours and the many outdoor sports you can take part in. Located in a valley surrounded by rolling green hills

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