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What it’s like to live in Puerto Cayo, Ecuador

Life in Puerto Cayo: Our Slow, Serene Chapter in Ecuador You’ve probably never heard of Puerto Cayo.Don’t worry — most people haven’t. Puerto Cayo is a sleepy fishing village on Ecuador’s Pacific coast, offering little more than long stretches of sandy beach sprinkled with seashells and colorful pebbles.Yet, it’s where we chose to settle for […]

100 Essential Travel Experiences, Part III

As a tribute to carefree traveling, I’m listing my most memorable travel experiences so far. You can read the first 20 items and the next 20 in the previous posts. Without further ado, here are the next 15 travel experiences in no particular order:     60. Bicycling amongst the ancient temples of Bagan (Myanmar)   59. […]

100 Essential Travel Experiences, Part II

As a tribute to carefree traveling, I’m listing my most memorable travel experiences so far. You can read the first 20 items in the previous post. Without further ado, here are the next 20 travel experiences in no particular order:   80. Bathing in Budapest’s public baths in the snow     79. Indulging in […]

Motorcycling India

When I met my husband, he charmed me with his vague plan to buy a motorcycle in India and ride it across the country, filming the entire journey. Ravished as I was, I didn’t think he’d actually go through with it. This was 2009, there was no such thing as “vlogging” back then. But there […]

An Announcement: The Trip of a Lifetime – 100Essential Travel Experiences

It’s been quiet on Travel Cake these past few months. Some of you have been asking me where I’ve been and what I’ve been up to. Well, I can tell you this much: I haven’t been slacking! I’ve moved from Ecuador to Belgium where I have been slaving away at a 9 to 5 desk […]

Mindo for the broke, Ecuador

Tucked away in the cloud forest on the slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes lies the sleepy town of Mindo — a lush, misty haven perfect for all kinds of adrenaline-pumping activities.Tubing, canyoning, mountain biking, ziplining, hiking… you name it, Mindo’s got it. But not for me. Due to a physical limitation, I was unable to […]

Hiking the Cocora Valley in Colombia

Hiking the Cocora Valley: A Dream 10 Years in the Making I was never much of a hiker — at least not until I did a multi-day trek in Nepal a few years ago.While I still can’t call myself a hardcore trekker, I now find myself seeking out hikes more and more. The distances, the effort, […]

Backpacking Uganda in Photo’s

Budget Backpacking in Uganda: Safaris, Rolex, and Lakeside Magic As I mentioned in my earlier post on backpacking in Africa, traveling across this continent can get pricey. But with a little imagination and a healthy sense of adventure, you can explore Africa on a relatively low budget. Sure, it’ll never be as cheap as India, […]