A short video made by us @ Thinking Nomads documenting New Year's celebrations of 2010 in Ecuador: a simple local parade or carnival that entertained hundreds of people in the streets of Atuntaqui for hours. Check it out. ...

Deciding to go back to Iceland at the beginning of December is something you shouldn't think about too much, else you won't ever do it!!! But once the decision is made, you step out of the plane and you see all that white around you,  you are the happiest person in the world. Landing in Iceland is like landing on the moon, that's what they say. Well, in December it's like landing on another planet. The day ...

Spending New Year’s Eve in Ecuador is an experience everybody should try at least once in their life time. We didn’t really know what to expect and were actually preparing ourselves for a quiet night in Cotacachi, a few drinks and some fireworks perhaps. What we actually ended up doing couldn’t have been more different. In the afternoon of the 31st we were informed by the owner of our hotel of a Carnival ta ...

Travelling in Sicily as a backpacker or independent traveler, is not an easy task, and certainly more complicated than you might expect. In terms of eating out, accommodation and transport certainly Sicily is not the most travel-friendly of places in Europe. Despite being one of the most beautiful and typical destinations of Italy, with a super friendly, helpful people, and boasting one of the best regional ...

This month we propose taking our readers on a journey through our past travels. Starting with Cambodia, with over one hundred ancient temples, empty beaches, rivers, forests and of course the spectacular Angkor Wot. Cambodia receives very few visitors compared to neighbouring Thailand and definitely one of the  best destinations in South East Asia. [AFG_gallery id='3'] ...

  This photo was taken about 2 weeks into our first RTW in 2005, we certainly didn't think of easing ourselves in gently to the independent travel/backpacker lifestyle. With India being our first stop, it was definitely a SHOCK to the system! However travelling in India forced us to learn quickly and inspired us to keep on travelling. Although almost 6 years has passed, our spirit of adventure and wand ...

Travelling through Sicily can be an exhilarating and occasionally shocking experience, from the mix of Arab and Mediterranean culture and history, to the slightly lawless cities and of course the visible signs of Mafia influence and control. After years of advice and recommendations from friends, relatives and many readers telling us to visit Sicily, we finally decided to take a trip. It seems strange and e ...

  So here we have the results of an accidental experiment, after forgetting our SLR camera on a recent trip to Sicily. We decided to set our selves the challenge of travelling through Sicily  to discover the beauties and secrets of the island: driving through the towns and cities trying to capture the very essence of Sicily through the lens of an iphone. No camera or digital SLR, just an  iphone, and h ...