Food Friday: Arequipa through Foursquare
If you’re a fan of our Food Porn Friday series and you’re not following us on Foursquare, you really should be. If you don’t know…
How Much Does it Cost to Travel in Bolivia?
Despite reporting our spending each month, this doesn’t necessarily give an accurate view of how much it costs to travel in the individual countries we…
Museo del Poncho, Copacabana
I always have high hopes when I visit a museum. But at the same time I realise that not every country has the resources and…
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Guide to Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca, famous perhaps mostly for its funny name, is a well established spot on the gringo trail in South America. While it’s often claimed…
Bolivia Surprises
Before deciding to visit Bolivia, we didn’t have many preconceptions about the country, so we ended up being pleasantly surprised by it. There were certainly…
Apartment Hunting in Santa Cruz: What Were We Thinking?
Looking through my photo album of pictures from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia’s largest city, I’m at first surprised they are almost entirely of…
El Fuerte de Samaipata: Bolivia’s Answer to Machu Picchu?
“There may be an Inca city, another Machu Picchu, hidden somewhere in the jungles of Bolivia, for all we know,” said the woman we shared…
From Dollars to Pesos to Pounds: The Dolar Blue and the Real Cost of Argentina
In Argentina, things are often not as they first appear. This is no more so the case than with its currency. Officially, US$1 is currently…
Buenos Aires Surprises
We’ve written quite extensively about our time in Buenos Aires, and looking back at this great city, there were several things about it that we…
Tupiza to Uyuni: Highlights of Bolivia’s Southwest Circuit
Last week, we went on a four day trip from Tupiza to Uyuni in southwest Bolivia. Some people call it the ‘Salt Flats Tour’, but…
Finding Beauty in…Tarija
Welcome to another in our “Finding Beauty in…” series! Some places are ugly. There’s no getting around it; not everywhere on the planet is beautiful….
A Cafayate Tour: Quebrada de las Conchas
“Now, don’t touch the rock here, it erodes very easily,” said Marcelo, our guide, as he ran his hand over the face of a particularly…