Previously in Australia… Being stubborn and overconfident, we set out to explore Australia in the middle of summer. Local people warned us that surviving without
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Mexico: Water, hot water, too hot water
Did you know that Mexico has 9930 km of coastline? Only a tiny part of it is occupied by the famous resorts on the Yucatan
Oaxaca Style Barbacoa Nachos in Omnia
Ingredients: 1 bag totopos chips (or standard tortilla chips); 1 cup (250 grams) barbacoa meat in Oaxaca mole con chocolate (any pulled pork or roasted
Mexico again – ancient sites and … the gas bottle
We visited Mexico in 2017 on the last leg of our Pan-American adventure before going home. It was our last frontier on the way home.
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
Argentina: Pampas, animals and prehistoric art
If you ignore the occasional palm trees, driving from Buenos Aires to Cordoba looks like driving in Southern Ontario in the middle of the summer.
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
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
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
hit the road... 