We are Emily and Ed, an English couple travelling around South America in our self-converted 2012 Citroën Relay campervan, called Phil. Having purchased Phil in August 2023, we spent the next year and a half converting him into our ideal home on wheels (and patching up and repairing some of his flaws!). We drove him to Antwerp, Belgium, in December 2024, where he set sail on the Grande Nigeria bound for Montevideo, Uruguay. We were then reunited with him in mid-January 2025 when we arrived in Uruguay.
In 2016, we spent the best part of a year in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panamá, and fell in love with Central America. During this trip we met many people that had travelled through South America, and heard stories of all the wonderful places they had visited. We therefore couldn’t wait to one day explore this continent for ourselves. However, life got in the way and our first trip to South America wasn’t until September 2023, when we visited the amazing country of Colombia.
We can’t wait to explore more of South America with Phil. We love getting off the beaten track and exploring hidden gems where the wildlife remains wild. Through this blog, we will be sharing our experiences with the amazing wildlife and nature on this diverse continent, and we hope you come along for the journey!
