Backpacking
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Uruguay: Colonia, Montevideo, Punta del Este, Punta del Diablo (Week 31-32)
Uruguay is a tiny country compared to all the other South American countries I have visited. So, because of this and because of how expensive it was, I only stayed for 12 days. Colonia I crossed the border from Argentina to… Continue reading
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Argentina: Mendoza, Cordoba, La Cumbrecita, Alta Gracia, Buenos Aires, Puerto Iguazú, Puerto Madryn (Week 27-30)
Mendoza I crossed over the Andes mountains from Chile into Argentina by bus. First stop: Mendoza, the wine region of Argentina and South America. I had heard beautiful things about Mendoza from travelers and local South Americans. So, my expectations on how… Continue reading
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Chile: San Pedro de Atacama, Caldera, La Serena, Santiago, Viña Del Mar, Valparaíso, Pucón (Week 23-26)
San Pedro de Atacama I crossed into Chile from Bolivia after ending the Uyuni Salt Flats tour. My first destination was San Pedro de Atacama. From the beginning I was received with a western/desert vibe from the town. Most things… Continue reading
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Bolivia: Copacabana, La Paz, Rurrenabaque, Sucre, Uyuni (Week 20-22)
Bolivia has been my quickest stop from the South American countries I’ve visited so far. As so, this blog post will be short and sweet. Copacabana After crossing the border from Peru to Bolivia, I went to Copacabana, a small… Continue reading
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Peru: Cajamarca, Huaraz, Huacachina, Lima, Paracas, Arequipa, Cusco (Week 14-19)
Writing this month’s blog is proving to be one of the most difficult and dragging for me. Particularly given the level of exhaustion I’ve hit in my travels. Still, I know that not writing my experiences in Peru will be… Continue reading
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Ecuador: Quito, Mindo, Cotopaxi, Quilotoa Loop, Baños, Machalilla National Park, Cuenca (Week 10-13)
Quito Quito is a big city and it was great to start my travels in Ecuador with Sarah. We both left Colombia and arrived in Quito on the same day, she by plane and I by bus. We decided to… Continue reading
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Colombia: Medellín, Guatapé, Jericó, Jardín, Manizales, Salento, San Agustín (Week 5-9)
Medellín Medellín is a magnificent city! One of my favorite cities I have ever visited thus far. The entire city is nestled beautifully amongst rolling hills and it is so accessible with their metro system constructed a few years back. I happened… Continue reading
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Colombia: Guajira Desert, Santa Marta, Minca, Cartagena (Week 3-4)
Guajira Desert I finished my workaway about a week and a half ago and officially began a different level of solo traveling in Colombia. Before leaving Riohacha, I knew I couldn’t take off before visiting the infamous Guajira desert. After all, I… Continue reading
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Colombia: Riohacha and Tayrona National Park (Week 1-2)
Riohacha Here I am, about to finish two weeks of working at a hostel in Riohacha, La Guajira, Colombia and there’s so much to reflect on. Riohacha is the capital of La Guajira, which is a department of Colombia (department being… Continue reading
Journeying Through South America 