by Sarah Gallo | Jun 4, 2015 | Central America, Costa Rica
We didn’t want to waste any time once in Monteverde, and Sleepers Hostel immediately helped us book a canopy tour, set to depart an hour after we arrived in Monteverde. Extremo Canopy Tours, advertised all over the city, picked us up on time and brought us to the main...
by Sarah Gallo | Feb 18, 2015 | Africa, South Africa, What Gets Your Heart Pumping
If you’re a hiker and/or in pretty good shape, do yourself a favor and climb Table Mountain via the India Venster Route. It is not for anyone with a fear of heights, or for beginner hikers. I wouldn’t recommend completing it without a guide or a local (thanks...
by Sarah Gallo | Feb 9, 2015 | Africa, Reviews, South Africa, Tour Company Reviews, What Gets Your Heart Pumping
The day had come: Bloukrans Bridge. The World’s Highest Bungee Bridge Jump! Run by Face Adrenalin, the Bloukrans Bungee will give you such a load of exactly that: Adrenaline. After harnessing up, I followed our guide onto the pass below the bridge and, let me tell...
by Sarah Gallo | Oct 9, 2013 | Ecuador
Following our unimaginable Galapagos journey, we took a four hour car from the Quito airport to Baños, Ecuador. As soon as we arrived I fell in love. Baños is known as the “adventure capital of South America,” and for the adrenaline junkie that I am, I quickly...