A Travel Blog by Katie Chavez
I have spent a lot of time in the Blue Mountains of Australia, and they are one of my favorite places in the whole country. I wanted to share my Blue Mountains Itinerary and guide for the perfect Blue Mountains weekend away to help you fall in love with this magical place too, so here […] Read more…
Moving to Sydney mid-January this year, I knew that it wasn’t a great time to be starting the job hunt. Still being school holidays and only a couple of weeks out from Christmas, there were still a lot of people on holiday. So I decided to go on holiday too. If you can’t beat ‘em, […] Read more…
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…
We started our time in the Colombian Andes in San Gil, a small and busy town that is nice enough but nothing special. Most people come to San Gil to do the various adventure activities in the surrounding area, and to visit the colonial mountain town of Barichara. We arrived exhausted and spent the first day just […] Read more…
We met up with our friends Lynn and Pete in Rio Dulce, a small but busy town named after the Rio Dulce, a river that runs from Lake Izabal to the Caribbean sea at Livingston. The Izabal region of Guatemala is densely jungled and very humid, quite a shock after the dry weather and cold nights in […] Read more…
We spent a week in the pine scented Chiapas State of Mexico, and were charmed by the friendly locals and fantastic food in San Cristobal de las Casas, wowed by the beautiful Canon de Suminero with it’s famous crocodiles, and inspired by the milky turquoise waterfalls of Agua Azul and the jungle engulfed ruins of […] Read more…