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Finding Don Quixote in Latin America
/Have you ever reached that point of traveling where everything starts to look the same? Same city landscape, same South…
How to Spend a Sunday at the San Telmo Market – Buenos Aires
/Tango, arts and antiques have taken over San Telmo, the oldest barrio (neighborhood) in Buenos Aires. Cobblestone streets are lined…
Senhor do Bonfim and Bonfirm Wish Ribbons – Brazil
/My favorite place, easily, in Brazil is the northern district of Bahia. Sure, Rio gets all the fame but here…
5 Things I Hate About Traveling Long-Term in South America
/Earlier this month I wrote about 5 things I love about living and traveling long term in South America. Let’s…
5 Great Things About Traveling Long-Term in South America
/The start of 2016 marked the official 2 year mark of my move to South America. Other than a few…
Visiting a Favela in Brazil
/Brazil is a country of very visible disparity. In other areas of the world, the poor are hidden away, driven…
Places to Visit in San Jose – The Capital of Costa Rica
/People visit Costa Rica for a lot of reasons – the cloud forests, the natural parks, the beautiful beaches, etc.…
3 Great Places for Carnival other than Rio
/Carnival is easily the biggest yearly event in South America. Not only due tourists and travelers from every inch of…
5 Romantic Places in Latin America
/Passion is a word I fully understood only after visiting and living in South America. Here the word means so…