Because of the limited number of permits issued, we booked our Inca Trail excursion several months ago. As a result, we’ve had a long time to look forward to it, and were lucky enough to be joined by friends from…
(Remarkably Belated) Three Month Roundup
We were in the midst of hiking the Inca Trail on our three-month frolic and detour anniversary. Below, some approximation of the stats: Countries visited: 3 Beds slept in: 16! (final two nights in tents) Long-distance bus rides: 5 Rental…
Lake Titicaca Love: Copacabana & Isla del Sol
Lake Titicaca is both the highest navigable lake in the world and the largest lake in South America. It sits on the border of Bolivia and Peru– quite convenient for us as we made our way from La Paz to…
Lingering in La Paz
We had no expectations for La Paz. Two days before we arrived, fresh (actually, not so fresh) off of our salt flats tour, we were still on the fence about whether to go at all. But the availability of an…
Salt Flats & More in Southwest Bolivia
According to every Bolivia guidebook ever published, a visit to the Salar de Uyuni is a must-do. At more than 4,000 square miles, it is the world’s largest salt flat. Most visitors see the Salar as part of a…
Northwest Argentina: Birthday Festivities in Tilcara
On March 15th we hopped back into our trusty rental car and said goodbye to Cafayate. The drive brought us back through Salta, into the northwest province of Jujuy, to the small desert town of Tilcara. The road from Salta…
Northwest Argentina — Salta & Cafayate
After several hours’ delay in the Iguazu airport on March 10 (looking at you, Aerolineas Argentinas), we boarded a quick flight to Salta, in Northwest Argentina. The city, nicknamed Salta la Linda (“the beautiful”), is known for colonial architecture and…
Iguazu Falls, Argentina
On March 6th we returned to Buenos Aires after about a week in Uruguay. BA was only an overnight layover before flying to northeast Argentina; however, before leaving the city we felt compelled to go to one last steak dinner…
Spring Break in Punta del Diablo, Uruguay
Okay, so we cannot claim to have really seen Uruguay, but we loved our time there. On March 1, we flew from Buenos Aires to Montevideo and hopped on a 4.5 hour bus from the airport to Punta del Diablo,…
Buenos Aires, Te Queremos
We were lucky enough to have 12 days in Buenos Aires. And although B had Spanish lessons for one week and I had to seriously investigate the tiny pool on the roof of our building, we found time to experience…