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Chilean Experiences: National Holidays and Full Tummies

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Erin Walton | 0 Comments

Now that the national holidays have ended and the highways are again clogged with people making their way to work, one’s waistline is left in peace to reflect on the food fest that is Chile’s national holiday, or fiestas patrias. Chileans celebrate their independence on the 18th of September – and they do so in the spirit of so many…

Bikin’ and Quaffin’: Wine Tasting in Mendoza

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Erin Walton | 0 Comments

If, like me, Bacchus is your preferred Roman God then you’ll know that being presented with many a glass of red wine ready for sampling is about as good as a lazy afternoon can get. Here in South America, Mendoza is Argentina’s most famous wine district, and is a place where those sorts of afternoons come oh so colourfully true….

Bolivia – On Travel & Photography

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Carlota Martins | 4 Comments

We arrived tired and a little bit cranky to La Paz, Bolivia. For me it was one of those travel moments when you simply want to get some sleep and spend a few relaxing days doing very little before getting back on the intense travel style I grew accustomed to. With little time, and money to see everything I wanted…

La Isla del Sol: The Experience of Water in a Land-Locked World

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Erin Walton | 0 Comments

There on the Bolivian side of Lake Titicaca, lolling in the inky-blue depths from which Incan legend has it the Sun god was born, lies La Isla del Sol, the Island of the Sun, its odd, earth-coloured shape looking for all the world like a fresh splotch of paint, bone of the inner ear or short-haired yellow cat stretching out…

Watching the water tumble hundreds of feet is awe inspiring

Falling for Iguazu

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Leslie Patrick | 3 Comments

The first time my boyfriend Steve told me about his visit to Iguazu Falls, I immediately added it to my Bucket List. One of the world’s largest waterfalls straddling the border of Brazil and Argentina sounded like a force of nature too powerful to neglect on my upcoming solo trip to Buenos Aires. Though it was 680 miles north, Iguazu…

Becoming More Australian in Peru

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Erin Walton | 6 Comments

While overseas, I regularly find that people are shocked by my being Australian and not being a pro-surfer. Oddly enough, that I don’t hunt crocodiles, bellow “Crikey!” or ride in a ‘roo’s pouch seems to escape scathing popular opinion. But admitting to not being able to surf? Wow, I almost need boxing kangaroo gloves to defend that one. In any…

7 Undeniable, Unexpected (And Sometimes Unfortunate) Travel Truths

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Erin Walton | 0 Comments

One of my bucket list items was to travel long-term through South America. You see, the knowledge that glaciers, mountains, cities that never sleep, hot spice, twisting dance moves, ancient ruins and beautiful seafood were there waiting to be experienced was too intense an idea to ignore. South America is “the” continent and I would recommend it to anyone. But…

Panama City

Posted on April 4, 2013 by eoghan3191 | 0 Comments

Featured Writer – Eoghan O’Driscoll After a brief inconvenient interrogation by undercover drug police, I boarded a flight to Panama. Panama City was perhaps my biggest surprise. It exceeded my expectations in almost every way…well not so much exceeded my expectations, more completely discredited my previous perceptions. I had imagined a sort of drab and dusty city with a brownish…

Macchu Picchu: The World’s Wonder!

Posted on February 13, 2013 by travelwoborders | 0 Comments

Featured writer: travelwithoutborders Until today, the feeling is still very surreal for me after visiting Machu Picchu. The stunning Incan site is located at least a 20-hour flight away from East-Asia, I’ve never harboured the thought of having the picturesque landscape of Macchu Picchu in my own camera. It’s no longer a hidden beauty, it shouldn’t be difficult for tourists…

Colombia is Calling

Posted on January 9, 2013 by eoghan3191 | 3 Comments

Featured Writer: Eoghan O’Driscoll After 10 hours in the air, the Miami coastline was finally in sight. Skyscrapers towered over the white beaches and from the sky it seemed to be everything you would expect when you think of Miami. An impressive blue sea pushing onto bright white sands and opulent looking skyscrapers – even from an aeroplane window it…