Great ideas – Ecuador – Nutrition Labels
Another great idea from Ecuador — easy to understand Nutrition Labels! These are labels for Coke Zero and Ecuadorian Chocolate.

Another great idea from Ecuador — easy to understand Nutrition Labels! These are labels for Coke Zero and Ecuadorian Chocolate.

Those of you who have been following for a while know that I’m a massive fan of Greenlandic music. I had an awesome time at the Akisuanerit Festival in Nuuk in 2019, and one of the things I was looking forward to in moving to Sisimiut was that it is home to another of Greenland’s…
There are several hikes that are within reach of Quito on a day trip, but the main issue is getting to the trail-heads on public transport. Given that I’d already hiked to the summit of Rucu Pichincha last year, the one I particularly wanted to do was Volcán Pasochoa, but it seemed like it was going…
A day trip to Kangeq – the abandoned settlement near Nuuk – is a great excursion from Greenland’s capital. Read my experience in this blog post.
San Cristóbal was the last of the islands I visited on this trip to the Galapagos and, for chilling out, it is by far the best. There are numerous and different eating options in town (I can highly recommend eating breakfast at the small café outside the Hostal Galapagos, and the Sabor Cuencano Bakery on…
If you want to eat well but cheaply in Nicaragua – you should check out a fritanga! They can be found on the footpath in pretty much every small town and generally kick off a bit before dusk (though the setup starts about about 3:30pm). Basically, they are a grill BBQ that usually has beef, chicken…
One of Estelí’s claims to fame is that it is the largest cigar producer outside of Cuba. Cigar manufacturing is the biggest employer in the region and the surroundings are filled with tobacco plantations and really cool looking drying and fermenting sheds that are absolutely enormous! So, when I found myself with a free…