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 …
The Iguazú Waterfalls – an incredibly impressive landscape
Aim for the sky, but move slowly, enjoying every step along the way. It is all those little steps that make the journey complete. Chanda Kochhar The Iguazú Falls The Iguazú waterfalls are waterfalls …
Copacabana and the Lake Titicaca with the Isla del Sol
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 Different “entry points” for visiting the Titicaca lake The Titicaca …
Learning Spanish in Sucre, the white city, Bolivia’s capital
Don’t tell me how educated you are, tell me how much you’ve traveled. Mohammed Sucre as one of the South American hubs for studying Spanish If you think about learning Spanish in South America, …
La Paz, El Alto, and how to escape into nature
La Paz, Bolivia, is the most extraordinary city. Phil Keoghan Some facts about La Paz and Bolivia Firstly, La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia. This indicates that all the governmental affairs are …
Touring southwest Bolivia including the Uyuni Salt Flats
No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow. Lin Yutang Border crossings into and out of Bolivia Coming from Argentina, …
Northern Chile: Antofagasta, Iquique, Arica and Putre
It is better to travel well than to arrive. Arthur C. Custance After approximately 2 weeks on altitude, approximately 3000 m and above, I was happy to head back to the Pacific. Even though …
San Pedro de Atacama and the Atacama Desert in Chile
I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world. Mary Anne Radmacher On the driest place on the earth (except for Antarctica), it rains 1 mm …