…because I have the most important, and impossible to find, weblink ever: the online application for a Brazilian visa. I don’t want to admit how many times I have visited the consulate’s website looking for the link to the application. There are many pages about the application and they all follow a circle of internet … Continue reading
I had the pleasure of spending about a week and a half in Peru and while I wasn’t riding stubborn horses or chasing monkeys stealing my clothes around, I had the opportunity to eat very well. Until I realized that I was going to be in Peru (about a month ago), I had no idea … Continue reading
At times in my travels, I have found myself at family-run establishments. They are generally very nice and come with the perk of being with a family that isn’t actually yours. I stayed at one of these in Puerto Maldonado…on the bookends of my three nights further into the rainforest. The first bookend was fantastic. … Continue reading
Given that I have been away for several days now, I’m going to wrap up my time in the jungle with some summary observations and anecdotes. *I have rather enjoyed being out of touch (no phone, hardly any internet). This is directly related to how much I want to blog now that I DO have … Continue reading
Heading into the amazon with no signals…see y’all next week
I arrived in Cusco on Sunday, which is a wonderful town and much more lively during all times of day or night than you would expect a city of its size to be. Now, a couple of notes on Cusco. It´s high…very high. It’s also in a valley surrounded by the Andes mountains. That means … Continue reading
I always thought I would like (really) riding a horse and I was right. Today I did possibly my favorite thing I’ve ever done while traveling. I went horseback riding through the Sacred Valley, which is a part of the Andes mountains. Let me be clear about what this means, because if someone told me that, I would … Continue reading
In addition to telling to you to eat lots of beef, another thing you’ll hear a lot about Buenos Aires is that it’s just like Europe. And that’s true…at first. Walking around those first couple of days, I was struck by how much of it seemed like a cross between Portugal and Spain. But the … Continue reading
Every single person who had already been to Argentina and heard about my trip told me the same thing – you won’t believe the beef. And I will annoyingly repeat the sentiment here. There is no reason not to eat meat every single day that you are in Argentina…I did. You might as well fill … Continue reading
