Meet Jonas Frey a 21 year old who is a keen and already a greatly experienced traveller. He is currently hitch hiking to Kosovo from Austria to work in a clay construction project for one month. His trip began in Vienna where he studies Natural Resource Management.
Last year Jonas,incredibly at only age 20, travelled the continent of South America for 7 months. He covered Ecuador, Argentina, Bolivia & Peru. When asked if he thought it was dangerous travelling these regions his laid back reply was,
“There is no reason to be scared it’s actually quite easy to travel there. Many people say that Columbia is unsafe to travel but it’s actually one of the easiest places to travel – lots of cheap buses anytime everywhere to travel. Columbia is one of the best places to travel really.”
For his South America trip, Jonas used what he describes as “a random tent I don’t even know the make of!”
He has chosen a hammock for his current trip which comes with a tarpaulin for those rainy nights and is completely mosquito proof.
At 860g it’s worth serious consideration for weight conscious travellers. You can see from the photo how small it packs.
Jonas says on good authority that this hammock would be ideal to use when travelling through the jungle. He explained the worst mosquitos surround you by day and the hammock is easy to use to rest in or sit in to have lunch being protected from the mosquitos.
I tried the hammock out myself and I have to say it was an attractive option!
Are there anyone else choosing the hammock over the tent on their travels?
Diaries of a Cog Girl 