As I write this, we are in a curtesy hotel in Doha, Qatar. Major complications (flight cancellation’s) with our travel to Vietnam put us here, where we’ve just had a delightful complimentary Arabian buffet. This surprise pause in the trip gives us time to reflect on the five months we spent in South America. It …
This mega-city is the largest in South America. And somewhat fitting, as it is our final stop in the continent. It was a bittersweet time here, saying goodbye to the land we spent just over 5 months on. Getting here was a bit of a challenge. The 6 hour bus from Rio de Janiero took …
The last night of 2023 was spent at the hotel for New Year’s Eve. In Brazil, it is custom to wear white on the evening, to honor a water goddess, Lemanja. The custom was originally from Nigeria, where people would wear white to present their offerings, and in turn hope to receive good fortune. When …
What’s a better way to spend the holidays than with family? Cam’s gang came down to meet us in Rio de Janiero for over a week of sun, sand and adventure. It was a simple flight from the jungle to the coast for us, and an easy airport transfer to the hotel. We were staying …
Ola Brazil! The cities of Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil), Porto Iguazu (Argentina) and Ciudad del Este (Paraguay) form a tri-point of countries and cities at the confluence of the Iguazu and Panera rivers. We had just spent a couple days in Porto Iguazu to the the Iguazu falls, and it was magnificent. Now we were …
Between these two countries, we spent a wild 7 weeks in the southern section of the continent. These two countries had a very distinct feel compared to the Andean countries we had been visiting previous. Historically, Chile and Argentina have a much more European population compared to Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, which is probably the …
One of the most powerful waterfalls in the world are the Iguazu falls, a massive cascade that sits on the Argentine-Brazilian border. We decided to check them out from Argentina first. Our first day in Porto Iguazu was supposed to be a relaxation one, but it ended up being somewhat nonsensical. We needed to get …
Short and sweet, we had two quick nights in Buenos Aires. We spent them relaxing and recovering as much as possible, and running a couple quick errands. The vibe was different this time though. Last time we were in BA, Javier Milei had just been elected as the new president of Argentina. He promised sweeping …
One of the highlights of the Patagonia region is the Perito Moreno Glacier. This glacier crashes into Lago Argentina, sometimes severing the lake into two. It has been ebbing and flowing for the last 100 years or so in size, but has now started to recede due to climate change. The final glacier in the …
One more backpacking trip. Why not. It’s not like we’ve hiked (not including walking around towns and cities) ~160km in the last 3 weeks or anything. Its not like our legs are sore, and our bodies chronically exhausted. It’s not like we’ve visibly lost weight since the start of the O-Trek. Nahh, this one will …