After the Inca Trail and Machu Picchu, my brother Alex, our new friend from the Inca Trail, Tsvetomira, and I had six weeks of adventures together through Peru and Ecuador that included hiking the second highest canyon in the world, hiking a 19,000 ft volcano, sandboarding down giant sand dunes, partying in awesome hostels on […]
This post is a continuation of The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, click here to read the first post. Just the same as the last three days, my parents, brother, Tsvetomira, and I were hiking on the Inca Trail in search of Machu Picchu. Today was our last day, and we knew we were close […]
For me, hiking the Inca Trail for four days with my mom Sandy, dad Michael, and brother Alex followed by a spectacular experience at Machu Pichhu was the highlight of my three months in South America. Machu Picchu lived up to all of the amazing things I heard about it before seeing it for myself. […]
Cerro Santa Lucia is a beautiful hill in the middle of Santiago, Chile. This picture is taken on top of Fort Hidalgo, which was built in 1820 as a defensive point.
It was about 12:30pm on April 25th, the day I arrived in Valparaiso via bus from Mendoza. I was walking around the beautifully colored houses sitting on Cerro Carcel (Carcel Hill) on a beautiful, blue sky day. I was elated from my Adventures across Argentina and happy to be walking around alone to soak in […]
After two weeks in Argentina, I’ve hiked nine hours from day to night in Patagonia, hitchhiked six hours with a gas truck driver who spoke only Spanish, and spent a day touring and tasting wines via bicycle. These adventures have allowed me to understand just a taste of Argentina’s beauty and amazing culture. In this […]
After two weeks in Argentina, I’ve hiked nine hours from day to night in Patagonia, hitchhiked six hours with a gas truck driver who spoke only Spanish, and spent a day touring and tasting wines via bicycle. These adventures have allowed me to understand just a taste of Argentina’s beauty and amazing culture. In this […]
After two weeks in Argentina, I’ve hiked nine hours from day to night in Patagonia, hitchhiked six hours with a gas truck driver who spoke only Spanish, and spent a day touring and tasting wines via bicycle. These adventures have allowed me to understand just a taste of Argentina’s beauty and amazing culture. In this […]
Did you know that you get full bars on your cell phone on the top of the highest mountain in Africa, Mt. Kilimanjaro? You could call your mother, “Hey ma… I’m 19k+ feet high on top of Africa”, then snap a pic on your iPhone and instantly post it to Facebook or Twitter. Below, I’ll […]
Without a plan, after 24 hours in an airport, 14 hours on airplanes, and 16 hours on buses all within five days, I ended up in San Carlos de Bariloche, one of the prettiest places I’ve ever seen located on the northern tip of Patagonia in Argentina. From San Francisco to CouchSurfing in Santiago, taking very long […]