ChileSantiago
Is Santiago, Chile Safe?
In 2019 our plans to visit Santiago, Chile were thwarted by the "Estallido Social" - the mass protests that broke out across Santiago, sparked by a rise in metro fares.
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Travel TipsRoad Trips & Camping
RV Camping for Newbies: Read This First!
Brian and I rented an RV for the weekend! This was our first time RV camping. We rented one through Outdoorsy, a service kind of like airbnb but for…
ArgentinaMendoza
Renting a Car and Driving in Argentina
On our recent trip to Argentina, we rented a car to help us get around Mendoza and the Uco Valley, which is about an hour and a half from the city.
Travel TipsFlights & Transportation
What I Learned When I Flew Cathay Pacific (It’s not what you think…)
I was just re-telling this story about Cathay Pacific to my friends yesterday and thought it would be a funny thing to share on my blog.
Travel TipsHealth & Safety
Beware of Pickpockets: a Collection of First and Second Hand Experiences
Anyone can be pickpocketed. But travelers are a good target, either because they look lost, they are lost or because they’ve got a lot of stuff with them. No…
Travel TipsPlanning & Booking
How to Turn a 2 Week Vacation into 8 Weeks
You can easily turn your two week vacation into an eight week one.
United StatesColorado
6 No Fail Ways to Help Your Altitude Sickness
I just booked a trip to Keystone, Colorado with my sisters! We're staying at an awesome condo right at the lift, and we're going to ski, eat, drink, ice…
Travel TipsHealth & Safety
4 Items Every Backpacking Germaphobe Must Have
I'm not really a germaphobe. I'm not scared of germs. I just hate them; those little tiny microbes that get everywhere and in your nose and eyes and make…
Travel TipsFlights & Transportation
Traveling Europe by Long Distance Bus
Riding around on a bus may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you start dreaming of a backpack adventure.
Travel TipsFlights & Transportation
5 Tricks to Scoring the Cheapest Airfare
I am always looking for the best deal on flights and ways to finagle the system to find the cheapest airfare.