Better to see something once than hear about it a thousand times. Asian Proverb How to get to Arequipa Lima and Cusco are most likely the most visited places in Peru. Coming from Cusco, …
Puno and the Uros, the Peruvian side of Lago Titicaca
Life is short and the world is wide. The sooner you start exploring it, the better. Simon Raven How to get to Puno Puno is Peru’s hub at the Titicaca lake which I have …
On the Salkantay trek towards Machu Picchu
Enjoy the journey and try to get better every day. And don’t lose the passion and the love for what you do. Nadia Comaneci How to get to Machu Picchu – from Cusco If …
Southern Brazil: Porto Alegre, Gramado and Nova Petrópolis
We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment. Hilaire Belloc When I first thought about my trip to Brazil, I considered the southernmost state (Rio Grande do Sul) as my final stop since …
Crossing Paraguay by bus with a stop in its capital Asunción
Life is a journey that have a lot different paths, but any path you choose use it as your destiny. Ryan Leonard From Bolivia to Paraguay From Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia …
Florianópolis on Isla Santa Catarina and Curitiba
All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware. Martin Buber Florianópolis Florianópolis, or called by its nickname Floripa, is my favorite town of Brazil. This is because the city itself is …
Salvador and Brasília, the first vs. current capital
We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us. Marcel Proust Prior to the landing of Pedro Álvares Cabral in …
The Samba capital of Brazil – touristy Rio de Janeiro
The only journey is the one within. Rainer Maria Rilke Rio is more difficult to be visited than São Paulo. This is because São Paulo covers a huge rather flat area while Rio is …
Big city life in Brazil’s mega-hub São Paulo
Sooner or later we must realize there is no station, no one place to arrive at once and for all. The true joy of life is the trip. Robert J. Hastings I have to …
Bolivia as a traditional and diverse travel destination
Perhaps no country in Latin America is more picturesque than Bolivia, and the memorable Bolivian city is Potosi. Nicholas Kristof Bolivia (→ Wikipedia) is a very diverse country, with respect to both people and …