If you are planning a Galapagos Islands Holiday then there are definitely some things you should know before finalizing your plans. I did a three-week stint in the Galapagos split between land-based and cruise-based itineraries, and it is now one of my favorite places in the world. The animal encounters, stunning beaches, and unique islands […] Read more…
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8 Beautiful Galapagos Beaches You Shouldn’t Miss
The Galapagos Islands may be well known for the unique animals that live there, but the Galapagos beaches are pretty damn incredible too. In fact, the Galapagos Islands are home to some of the most beautiful beaches in South America. I know – I wasn’t expecting that either! We spent three weeks on the Galapagos […] Read more…
Offbeat Places To Add To Your Colombia Itinerary
Wondering what the best Colombia off the beaten path places to visit are? Add these incredible offbeat places to your Colombia Itinerary for the trip of a lifetime. Colombia. It is a relatively offbeat country to visit compared to, say, France, Thailand, and Mexico, but it still gets a healthy amount of tourism and you […] Read more…
Why You Shouldn’t Miss El Valle on Colombia’s Pacific Coast
If you are curious about the logistics of visiting El Valle on the Pacific Coast of Colombia and want to know what it’s like there, then read on… I adore Colombia. I have spent almost four months there in total and I know I will visit again in the future. This large country offers a […] Read more…
10 Best Off the Beaten Path South America Highlights
Already have the well known highlights of South America locked into your itinerary and now you are looking for some more offbeat South America highlights? Then read on to find out the best of off the beaten path South America. Most people’s South American bucket list would read something like this: Rio for Carnival, Hike […] Read more…
A Week in Rio de Janeiro: Machu Picchu By the Sea
So because we only had a short amount of time left to us before our flight to Toronto, we decided to spend our last week in Rio, rather than rushing around trying to see more of Brazil. Unfortunately before we could relax, we had to complete 18 hours on a bus to Sao Paulo then […] Read more…
One Week in Buenos Aires and the Mighty Iguazu Falls
We arrived to freezing Buenos Aires and eventually managed to find the subway system after a couple of false starts and confusion over all of the other different types of trains. Day One in Buenos Aires We found our little hostel, outside the tourist zone, and left our bags there before going in search of […] Read more…
Why I Fell in Love With Northern Argentina
Well our first impressions of Argentina weren’t the best due to the countrywide bus strike and our trouble finding a hostel in Jujuy, where we ended up for our first night. Luckily things changed rather quickly. We didn’t see much in Jujuy, although we did walk around with our bags for over an hour trying […] Read more…
The Best Tour of South West of Bolivia: Salt Flats and Beyond
It’s expensive, it’s freezing and the days are long, but despite all of this, our tour to the remote South West corner of Bolivia was spectacular. The tour began with us meeting our tour guide and cook and the other two people in our group at the Tour Office, then we set out in our […] Read more…
Diverse Landscapes in Southern Bolivia
So of course it didn’t end up being as straight forward as we thought it would be to get to Sucre in Southern Bolivia. It never is in South America. Our bus trip was terrible due to the fact that there is no toilet on the bus and the driver refused to stop until 1.30am […] Read more…