The Bolivian Visa Process Our next destination would undoubtedly prove to be the most difficult and expensive entry in South America. Oh dear Bolivia. We have yet to figure out what the US did to you to make our entry oh-so-challenging when most (developed) countries waltz in easy-breezy and for free. Apologies on their behalf! Anyhow, the good news is,…
From Santa Cruz, we would jump on a three-hour shared mini bus amusingly called a Trufi here to our next destination of Samaipata, which would offer us the more rural and slower pace of life we’ve been craving after one too many recent cities. Although most tourists stick to the Salar de Uyuni and La Paz regions of Bolivia, there are…
Getting There & Our Accommodation From Samaipata, there was really only one way to our next destination…an 8 or 12 hour overnight bus, depending on who you ask. ($19/each) An overnight bus is practically the norm for us these days, which really isn’t an issue, particularly because they’re super comfortable in Latin America, and they save on a night of…
Well, by late August 2023, we had polished off our last frosty açai bowl in idyllically warm Brazil and traded it in for hand-warming matés in Uruguay. To find ourselves back in Spanish Land (yay!!), we woke up at a spritely time of 2:30 to arrive to the Belo Horizonte Airport by 4, which was followed by a flight with,…
We read in a BBC article that Buenos Aires and Montevideo are constantly trying to “out-Europe” the other so it was no surprise when arriving to socially progressive Montevideo felt a lot like…arriving in Europe. Vanished are most Latin American vibes and in its place are layers of Art Deco and neoclassical buildings, LGBTQ couples holding hands, polished and clean city…
In its early days, Spain owned a flourishing city called Buenos Aires. You may have heard of it. And, across the Rio de la Plata, actually an estuary, Portugal had a powerful fort in Colonia del Sacramento. Naturally, both Spain and Portugal desired control of this river because it provided access to the gold and silver found in Peru and…
While in Buenos Aires, we unexpectedly fell in love. When we visited the “Paris of South America” in 2016, we knew we found her attractive and wanted to return. But the truth is, in those ridiculously short two days, we didn’t even have a chance to bud a romance. But during our rendezvous in September 2023, we experienced some of…
Buenos Aires is one of those places that was easy for us to stay in for a month and not even have the need or desire to meander beyond its perimeters. It's packed with things to do, places to see, and an absolutely walkable environment. Whether simply living here and enjoying life, or "being a tourist," it's a one-of-a-kind dynamic…
