Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller Ibn Battuta South Patagonia within Argentina Patagonia is the name of the region covering the southern part of South America. Only the …
The southernmost tip of South America: Tierra del Fuego
If you are chosen town clerk, forsooth, you cannot go to Tierra del Fuego this summer; but you may go to the land of infernal fire nevertheless. Henry David Thoreau My goal is to …
Southern Chilean Patagonia: Puerto Natales and Punta Arenas
It’s your road and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you. Rumi Airports and Buses When I flew down south from Santiago, I wanted to …
A dream became reality: hiking in the Torres del Paine
How you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top. Yvon Chouinard I have been dreaming about hiking in the Torres del Paine National Park for 5 years. Finally, I managed to …
Experiencing former Mayan cities in Mexico and Guatemala
A ruin should always be protected but never repaired – thus may we witness full the lingering legacies of the past Walter Scott Within this article, I focus on the Mayan cities of Mexico …
Traveling by bus across south-east Mexico
You cannot make everybody happy, you are not a taco. My destinations on a round-trip in the southeast of Mexico At first, I would like to give an overview on the route, and afterwards …
Belize and border-crossing from/to Mexico on land
Travel is more than a seeing of sights. It is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living. Miriam Beard International travel options to/from Guatemala-north Option Palenque – Flores …
The stunning travel destinations across Guatemala
Keep calm and love Guatemala Guatemala was the first country I explored. The first day in Cancún was more like a stopover because of the connecting flights. I gave myself 48 hrs just in …
Tikal, Guatemala, one of the most important Mayan cities
If we’ve learned anything from the Mayans it is that not finishing a project isn’t the end of the world. How to reach Tikal from Flores The only city of Guatemala obtaining a domestic …
Hiking the volcano Acatenango to watch the active El Fuego
The best view comes after the hardest climb. Choosing a tour provider starting from Antigua There are plenty of tour providers in Antigua which offer hiking Acatenango. I stayed in the Tropicana Hostel, which …