On this Day: My Cerro Guanaco Day Hike

Hiking Cerro Guanaco was the highlight from my Ushuaia stay. A rewarding, yet tough in parts, hike for sure! I’m very glad I hiked it! Gosh, it’s been hard choosing one photo to be my…

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On this Day: Hiking to Laguna Esmeralda

Laguna Esmeralda was my first glacier lake and first hiking outing of my backpacking trip. Scrolling back through my photos, this is a favourite of mine from my hike to Ushuaia’s Laguna Esmeralda. At the…

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On this day: Arriving to Ushuaia, El Fin del Mundo

Ushuaia…Argentina’s most southern city…The land of Tierra del Fuego…The bottom of South America…Where cruises depart for Antarctica… There’s me, smiling happily, standing next to the ‘Ushuaia, Fin del Mundo’ sign. I swapped Buenos Aires city…

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On this day: Street Art in Buenos Aires

A morning spent wandering the streets of Buenos Aires’ Palermo neighbourhood and seeing what street art and murals I came across. This one was my fave! I liked everything – the colours, the style, the…

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Five tips to consider when planning a trip to the Atacama Desert

The Atacama Desert is one of the driest places in the world (receiving as little as 0.04 inches of rain a year!). Home to spectacular landscapes and the clearest night skies, it’s on many a…

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Wandering Cartagena’s beautiful streets

From one city to another, Medellín to Cartagena. On Colombia’s northern coast, Cartagena is an extremely photogenic and attractive city; especially the old town and Getsemani neighbourhood which have colourful, flower filled streets perfect for…

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Medellín

After recently doing a lot of town hopping – Salento, Jardín and Guatapé – it was time to return to a big city: Medellín.  Not so long ago, Medellín used to be considered the most…

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Visiting Guatapé & La Piedra del Peñol

Just two hours east of Medellín lies Guatapé, a colourful town with houses decorated by brightly painted zocalos (small wall murals) and famous for La Piedra del Peñol, a giant rock which can be climbed…

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