Category: South America
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Exactly What to Pack for Bolivia in Winter: June, July & August Carry-On Only
Bolivia in winter feels like one of South America’s most surreal trips. This is the season of bright blue high-altitude skies, white salt flats that look like they belong on another planet, deep lake views at Titicaca, steep streets in La Paz, colonial plazas, cold desert nights, and long scenic drives through landscapes that feel…
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Where to Stay in Buenos Aires: My Best Hotel Picks for Couples, Solo Travelers, Friend Trips, Families, Older Travelers / Lower Mobility, Luxury, Mid-Range, Budget, and Business Travelers
Buenos Aires is a city of late dinners, grand old cafés, leafy plazas, tango halls, bookshops, steakhouse smoke, marble buildings, street art, and neighborhoods that feel like they each belong to a slightly different story. One minute you can be walking past Parisian-style architecture in Recoleta, and the next you can be sitting outside a…
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Best Places to Visit in Bolivia: Salt Flats, La Paz, Lake Titicaca & High-Altitude Wonders
Bolivia is one of the most visually astonishing countries in South America. It is not the polished, easy, predictable version of travel. Bolivia is higher, stranger, wilder, more rugged, and in many ways more elemental. This is the country of blinding-white salt flats, red lagoons, flamingos, volcanoes, cable cars floating above a high-altitude city, ancient…
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Exactly What to Pack for Argentina in Winter: June, July & August Carry-On Only
Argentina in winter is one of those trips that sounds simple until you actually start packing. You might be sipping Malbec in Mendoza one day, walking the grand avenues of Buenos Aires the next, standing near the spray of Iguazú Falls, or staring at snow-dusted peaks in Patagonia. Argentina is not a one-climate country, and…
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Best Places to Visit in Argentina for an Unforgettable Trip
Argentina is one of those countries that refuses to be reduced to one simple travel idea. It is tango and steak dinners in Buenos Aires, yes — but it is also blue glaciers, wild Patagonia, high-altitude wine valleys, red-rock desert scenery, rainforest waterfalls, Atlantic beaches, alpine-style lake towns, penguins, whales, and the kind of wide-open…
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Brazil Outlet, Plug & Voltage Guide for Travelers: Complete Guide ⚡
Planning a trip to Brazil? You are in for beaches, rainforest, waterfalls, mountain views, colorful cities, samba, street food, beach cafés, dramatic coastlines, tropical islands, river adventures, historic neighborhoods, and some of the most energetic travel moments in South America. Whether you are headed to Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Salvador, Brasília, Florianópolis, Recife, Fortaleza,…
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Peru Outlet, Plug & Voltage Guide for Travelers (Complete Edition) ⚡
Planning a trip to Peru? You are in for one of the most dramatic, layered, and unforgettable countries in South America to travel through. Peru has that rare kind of trip energy where every part of the journey feels different from the last. Lima gives you big coastal city life, great food, ocean views, and…
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Exactly What to Pack for Brazil in Fall (March, April & May)
Brazil in fall can be a really gorgeous time to go. This is the season when you can still get that dreamy Brazil feeling people want — beaches, big views, tropical color, dramatic city backdrops, long walks, fresh fruit, sunset skies, and that unmistakable sense that life is happening outdoors — without always dealing with…
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Exactly What to Pack for Peru in Winter (June, July & August)
Peru in winter is the kind of trip that gets under your skin in the best way. Crisp mountain mornings. Sun hitting old stone in Cusco. Long scenic train rides. Layers coming on and off all day. One minute you are wrapped in a cardigan with a coffee in hand, and the next you are…
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Where to Stay in Rio de Janeiro: My Best Hotel Picks for Couples, Solo Travelers, Friend Trips, Families, Older Travelers / Lower Mobility, Luxury, Mid-Range, and Budget
Rio de Janeiro is one of those cities that feels bigger than life before you even get there. This is the city of Copacabana, Ipanema, Sugarloaf, Christ the Redeemer, dramatic mountains, sweeping water views, and that unmistakable feeling that you are somewhere iconic. People go to Rio because it is beautiful, famous, energetic, and bucket-list-worthy…