Tied Up With a Bow
Arequipa A very rough overnight bus took us from Puno to Arequipa, the second largest city in Peru. A UNESCO city surrounded by 3 important volcanoes and the access city […]
Category Archives: Waaay South
High Water
As it takes only 10 mins for the people boats to cross, we have a 20-minute wait before our bus arrives to drive the very scenic last hour to Copacabana. […]
Bolivia’s Capital Cities
Part 1: A Wild Ride to Sucre When a booked bus from Uyuni to Sucre went awry, dropping us off at the wrong transfer station in Potosí, we had to […]
Bolivia: Just Add Salt
Our entry to Bolivia was by way of a land crossing about 45 minutes from San Pedro de Atacama. The only way to travel over the desert and salt flats […]
“…we’ll be counting stars”
Back to Chile our next adventure started with a 2.5 hour flight from Montevideo to Santiago, a 3.5 hour wait in the airport, and a 1.75 hour flight to Calama. […]
Why (Not) Uruguay?
Just a 75-minute ferry ride from Buenos Aires lies the diminutive country of Uruguay. With a population of 3.5 million people, the majority living in the Montevideo area, this country […]
Let’s Tango
Following immediately on the heels of Rio (population 13.8 million), we cannot avoid a quick comparison of 2 ‘world-class’ cities 3 air hours apart (in South America, this might be […]
A Taste of Brasil
Rio de Janiero at autumn’s onset… We found it really difficult to stop using Spanish, which after a couple months was becoming almost automatic. And Brazil is a big deal country […]
Rapa Nui
As Santiago is the portal to Isla de Pascua (aka Easter Island), we felt immensely privileged to have the opportunity to visit this most westerly and remote part of Chile. […]
Vino y Mas!
Another overnight bus ride (18 hrs) had us arrive in Mendoza around 8:30 am. The scenery was stunning. While there are several wine producing areas in Argentina, Mendoza is by […]
Never a Dull Moment 