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
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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
Chile: Carretera Austral – clouds, water and volcanoes
Carretera Austral in Chile is a must-see for everyone travelling through South America. This is the only road that connects the villages in Chilean Patagonia.
Antarctica: What’s there after the end of the world? Or how to ruin your budget
Ivan: Going to Antarctica was neither planned nor budgeted in our travel plans. We were supposed to reach Ushuaia, then turn around and drive back
Argentina: Buenos Aires, the city with many faces and many friends
With special thanks to Ludmil Radenkov, Peter Aidemirski, Nandsh Yajnik and Ivan Sharankov Jr My Ivan lost his Canadian driver’s license on our first South
Uruguay: Sun and Mate
If you fall down from the sky in Montevideo, you can instantly recognize the place by the people walking on the streets with mate cups
Uruguay: The Devil’s beach and the Heaven in Eden
The small, cute Uruguay is squeezed between massive Brazil and lengthy Argentina. With little more than 3 million people and 13 million cows, the people
Brazil: Love from first sight
When we prepared for our trip, we studied Spanish for a few months. We are far from fluent, but we know enough to get along
Argentina: Gems and water falling from everywhere
When we heard about the famous Wanda gem mines in Argentina, we put immediately a pin on the map. I have a great passion for
Paraguay: The mystery border and the ordinary country
Ivan: I think I have seen many different types of borders – the non-existing EU borders which you can cross at highway speed, the ex-communist
Bolivia: Salar de Uyuni and Lagoons of all colors
Bolivia’s train cemetery close to Uyuni The small village of Uyuni has recently become popular because of the tourist obsession with the salt flats. It
Bolivia: La Paz and how I survived the Death road
After climbing Rainbow Mountain and staying for a few days around Lake Titicaca, Ivan didn’t feel very well. We weren’t sure if this was some
Peru: Titicaca and the island where the men knit
The first sight of lake Titicaca under a full rainbow Ivan: If you want to take a boat tour on the highest navigable lake on
Peru: Cusco and a hen on the Rainbow mountain
The Rainbow Mountain (or Vinicunca Mountain) in Peru has become a hit lately. The psychedelic look of the mountain, the fact that until recently this
Peru: Sea lions, birds, alpacas and other creatures alive or engraved on earth, pottery and stones
In Peru, there is an abundance of everything. In the endless ocean and the harsh desert land, we found a richness of life. From all
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