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Hiking in Chilean Patagonia is breathtakingly beautiful and exciting! This vast, wild region at the tip of South America is a place like no other, and once you see it you’ll understand why. Massive glaciers, jagged granite peaks, azure lakes, roaring waterfalls, and sublime flower fields. Tall mountain peaks and huge swatches of scrubland, dotted …
How to Safely Hike in Chilean Patagonia – an Essential GuideRead More
Seeing Torres del Paine National Park is a dream come true for those who hate overtourism and dare to venture to this wild region at the tip of South America. But few travelers to Chilean Patagonia know how to get to Torres del Paine, or what to expect when they get here. In this post …
How to Get to Torres del Paine – First Time Visitor’s GuideRead More
Packing for Patagonia requires more careful planning than packing for your other trips. My main concern after deciding to visit Patagonia was packing the right items for this trip. I knew the weather in this region was quite unpredictable and can go from one extreme to the other in a matter of hours, so my Patagonia …
Patagonia Packing List – Essential Items for Your TripRead More
A journey to Torres del Paine National Park in the heart of Chilean Patagonia is no small endeavor. To make it there you have to fly to the end of the world, drive gravel roads, hike rocky trails and battle harsh and unpredictable weather. But it’s all worth it, because Chile’s National Park is one …
If you wonder where to eat well in Budapest, let me put your mind at rest: Hungarians take their food very seriously, so finding good food in Budapest it’s not a problem. Finding traditional Hungarian restaurants that are not overpriced tourist traps is the hard part. Especially if you try around Váci utca or Budapest …
Where to Eat in Budapest: Best Hungarian Restaurants & CafésRead More
There are some trivia facts about Los Angeles that almost everybody knows. Like the fact that we don’t walk practically anywhere in this city. There are more cars than people in L.A. Or that restaurants won’t serve food after 9 p.m. But I bet there are a few fun facts about Los Angeles that might …
8 Facts About Los Angeles Not Even Angelenos May KnowRead More
Ah, travel mistakes! Who doesn’t make them? Let’s be honest, we all do. Like that time when we forgot to tag our suitcase and it got lost. Or when we went to the airport without our passports. We were traveling to Canada and presumed that, as American Citizens, our Driver’s Licenses should be enough for …
10 Common Travel Mistakes and How You Can Avoid ThemRead More
The holidays come and go each year giving me that eerie sensation of déjà vu. As the days get shorter and the nights get colder, I find myself anticipating all the best things about Christmas and the many wonderful traditions that surround it. It’s that time of year when the wold seems entirely magical. Every other …
What I Like (and Don’t Like) about Christmas – The Good and the Bad About the SeasonRead More
Most travelers expect to encounter cultural differences when they first travel to another continent. And yet, when confronted with these differences, they are always caught off guard. I had my own culture shock as a European immigrant in America! If this is your first trip to Europe and you want to know what to expect, …
Travel Tips For Europe (Don’t Get Caught by Surprise)Read More
