I feel as though I just arrived in Colombia yesterday, yet I’m suddenly finding myself with limited time remaining in this beautiful country and feeling pressured to make […]

Ever since traipsing all over South America for the first time in 2013 I’ve been dying to write this post. You may already be familiar with my serious […]

I hadn’t even realized until right now, this very moment, that this will be the fourth consecutive year I’ve been overseas for Thanksgiving.  It’s probably the one holiday I […]

This recipe for Venezuelan arepas (or arepas venezolanas) is one I picked up during the month I volunteered with La Fundación Aldeas de Paz in Santa Elena de […]

Before I set out on my journey to Latin America in 2013, I was armed with some vague ideas of how it would progress–i.e. where I would begin, […]

As I left Córdoba to make my way to Mendoza, Argentina, a world-famous wine region, I tried for once to be a prudent traveler and book a hostel […]

With the end of my current travel adventure in sight, I realized that it was time to do some serious prioritizing to really squeeze the maximum amount of […]

Backpacking through South America presents some interesting challenges. Unlike other popular backpacking destinations like Europe or Southeast Asia, each country is rather sizable; getting between cities by air […]