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Galapagos Tours

Choosing the Best Galapagos Tours

By on February 19, 2012 ]

Choosing from the hundreds of Galapagos tours doesn’t sound like an easy choice, but it actually wasn’t too hard for Aracely and I. As someone that’s active on the web, always reading others’ experiences while touring the world, I sort of knew who the best tour operators for the Galapagos were. Galapagos Travel This trip [...]

Galapagos Travel

Galapagos Islands… Here we come!

By on February 14, 2012 ]

It’s official, we are traveling to the Galapagos Islands for the first time in our lives. This is a significant trip for us because Aracely has always dreamed of visiting the Galapagos Islands, but we had great trepidation in doing so when we spent over a month in Ecuador back in 2010. We both have [...]

Argentina Travel

10 Unusual Things to Do in Buenos Aires

By on February 10, 2012 ]

In this travel guest post for 2Backpackers.com, Erin and Simon of Never Ending Voyage, share their list of unusual things to do in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentina Travel Buenos Aires is one of the highlights when travelling South America and most visitors fall for this elegant city with its European vibe and South American energy. [...]

what to do in rio de janeiro

Things to do in Rio de Janeiro

By on October 12, 2011 ]

Brazil attracts a lot of tourists each year for a lot of different reasons. With the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympic games, Rio de Janeiro is likely only going to grow in tourism popularity. But, in South America’s third largest city, how will you find things to do in Rio de Janeiro? Here are some travel [...]

Torres Del Paine

Hiking in Patagonia – Torres del Paine Part 1

By on September 16, 2011 ]

Patagonia travel triggers visions and feelings of extreme adventure for trekkers around the world.  You’ve seen the pictures on-line and you’ve heard stories about the unpredictable weather, vast glaciers, snow capped Andes mountains and the dramatic reward of hiking in Patagonia.  Are you ready to hike one of the most renowned treks in the world? [...]

Sailing to Panama

Sailing to Colombia on a Backpackers Budget

By on August 31, 2011 ]

Sailing to Colombia from Panama was one of the more exciting things we did while traveling in Central and South America. Leading up to that decision, we had a difficult time finding information on the Internet about specific boats and their captains. On the hostel sites that do book these trips, they only list the [...]

Machu Picchu Flora

Flora of Machu Picchu

By on August 23, 2011 ]

During our Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu we encountered some of the most beautiful flora we have seen during all our travels in South America. Many of the flowers are orchids, since Peru has thousands of species of them. Plants and Flowers of Machu Picchu I did my best to look up all the flora [...]

World Pollution

Photo of the Day: Santiago Chile Smog

By on August 19, 2011 ]

Santiago Chile is the captial and largest city in Chile. Located in the center of the vast country, it’s also known for it’s smog. Thermal inversion (a meteorological phenomenon whereby a stable layer of warm air holds down colder air close to the ground) causes high levels of smog and air pollution to be trapped [...]