Chile in Third Gear — Parque Nacional Lauca

Each breath becomes more and more difficult. Each footstep becomes more and more…

Machu Picchu

Standing on the top of Wayna Picchu all we could see were clouds. We had raced to the top to get a good lookout spot of the scenery…

The Colca Canyon

A mule is a wondrous creature. Tough, stubborn, unruffled. Half-horse, half-donkey. The toughness and the stubbornness comes from…

What to Eat in Argentina

When Argentinian food comes to mind people immediately think about steak, pizza and pasta. However, Argentina’s immigrant heritage certainly doesn’t leave it wanting when it comes to cuisine. Spanish, Italian and native foods mix together to form an albeit plain but tasty experience…

Fear & Loathing in Adobeland

I’ve been to many tourist traps in my life. In Paharganj in India, Kuta in Bali, Ao Nang in Thailand. Few…

The White City & the Ice Maiden

Right from the very first moment we stepped off the bus in Arequipa, Peru felt like home. The bus…

Cusco — Capital of the Inca Empire

From the very first moment you arrive in this city you feel a sense of adventure. It is different —…

Salta & Northern Argentina

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22 hours and 4 Adam Sandler movies later, we arrived in Salta after catching a bus at Buenos Aires’s rather seedy Retiro Bus Station. I say seedy because we were warned about the giant informal…

Winter in New York

Hi. Margarét here. Usually my boyfriend, Michael, is the one who describes our adventures, but in December 2010 I took a journey by myself, leaving Michael behind to guard the fort back home. I was on a mission to explore the Big Apple and afterwards, to go visit my brother and his family in…

Welcome to Buenos Aires, Argentina

The steaks arrived at our table. Criss cross patterns of charring on them, the fat round the edge…