The original plan for our trip was to drive from Colombia to Ushuaia, then all the way to Alaska and then back home to Toronto.
Author: M&I
Honduras, Guatemala, Belize: Mayan ruins and the danger of karaoke
Honduras, Guatemala, Belize and Mexico are the hearth of the Mayan civilization, so during our trip, I looked forward to visiting the famous ruins, pyramids,
Costa Rica and Nicaragua: beaches, friends, and volcanoes
Arriving in Costa Rica was like going back home. Central America felt so different than South America, it is more familiar, more homely and this
Colombia – Panama: Goodbye and Hello
Marinela : In a blink of an eye, nine months were gone and the time to wave goodbye to South America has come. Back home,
Colombia: “If I have told you” or it was a magical realism
Our dear friends Galia and Peter joined us in the trip for two magical weeks in Colombia. Here is Peter’s story: During the 1980s when
Ecuador: Galapagos, the paradise is closer than you think
Galapagos Islands never have been on my bucket list. After eight months of driving around South America, after visiting so many interesting places, after the
Northern Peru: Cordillera Blanca, altitude adventures and the flattest car tire ever
People going to Peru usually focus on popular tourist destinations like Machu Picchu, Nasca or Cusco. The Cordillera Blanca, one of the most beautiful parts
Peru: Machu Picchu, Cat on Hot Tin Roof and how to advertise a canyon
I must admit something. I might be a reason for the death of a cat. And a few little kittens.😒 We arrived at our hotel
Brazil: Manaus, the mighty Amazon and new springs for the car
Soon after the epic climb of Mount Roraima, we felt like Fitzcarraldo from the beloved Verner Herzog movie. We struggled for two weeks through the
Venezuela: Mount Roraima -The Obsession with The Lost World
Somehow, climbing of Mount Roraima in Venezuela became ‘idee fixe’ for us and a focal point of our trip. We changed our travel plans several
Brazil: BR-319 – Mud, Sweat and Tears or Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Marinela: We were still in Canada, preparing for our trip when I found the amazing pictures of Mount Roraima in Venezuela. We instantly decided that
Brazil: Pantanal – the wetland paradise
A few days after leaving the driest place on Earth, we headed towards probably the wettest area in the world – Pantanal and Amazonia in
Northern Argentina: Off the beaten path
In my younger years when I used to skip my university lectures in order to spend more time in the mountains, I dreamed to climb
Atacama Desert: burning hot, freezing cold and symphony of life
“What makes the desert beautiful,’ said the little prince, ‘is that somewhere it hides a well…” Antoine de Saint-Exupery The Atacama Desert is known as
Chile: Santiago, Valparaiso – wine, fish and more volcanoes
To continue our fascination with volcanoes, we decided to stay under one of the most famous volcanoes in Chile – Villarrica. It is a beautiful