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 …
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, …
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 …
Exploring Uruguay: Punta del Este & Colonia del Sacramento
A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. John A. Shedd How to: getting around in Uruguay Uruguay has a very good bus network across the country. …
Montevideo, the calm and beautiful capital of Uruguay
Travel is never a matter of money but of courage. Paulo Coelho Why Uruguay? Good question. I think because: How I would answer it after visiting Montevideo, Punta del Este, and Colonia del Sacramento: …
Mendoza & Córdoba – from central Chile to central Argentina
The sun burns down stronger than the inflation. Tour guide of free walking tour in Córdoba I knew that after Central Chile (Valparaiso), my next stop would be Mendoza. To be more exact, I …
The Lakes Region of northern Patagonia and the Island Chiloé
The outside is the only place we can truly be inside the world. Daniel J. Rice The different regions of Patagonia The Chilean part of Patagonia consists of two big zones, Los Glaciares (south) …
The Carretera Austral experience as a solo traveler
Real freedom lies in wilderness, not in civilization Charles Lindbergh What is the Carretera Austral Simply, a road through Chilean Patagonia, passing amazing landscapes. In short: a dream road. Beyond the Torres del Paine …
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 …