Author: colin

Guayaquil was a different city. I arrived at 8pm on a Friday night and the city center was by and large closed down. My dining options were of the gentrified choices of Dunkin donuts, Burger King and KFC. I ended up having the 3 piece secret recipie with rice and beans. Needless to say the… Continue reading Guayaquil (the city of dreams), Cuenca & Cajas

Buenos Aires is the jewel of South America.  It’s got the infrastructure of a European city with the flavor of a South American city.  The steaks are fantastic, the women are beautiful and there are some cool buildings to boot.  What more could a guy ask for? Highlights: Crow bar on Easter eve Playing soccer… Continue reading Buenos Aires

One of the Highlights of visiting Buenos Aries was seeing a Boca juniors football match.  Argentineans are passionate about their football and I can honestly say there is no sporting experience quite like going to a game in Argentinean.  We were going to see Boca vs. Velez at Velez.  The day before me and another… Continue reading Boca Boca Boca

“Every thing is better in Argentina!” This is what I was thinking after I finished my first 500 gram (1.1 lbs) bife de chirizo and bottle of Malbec.  I just got to Mendoza and it was 1 am at night the beginning of Holy week.  Where else in the world can you walk into a… Continue reading Mendoza

So it started with a 24 hr bus ride from San Pedro Atacama to Santiago. Over night buses are one thing but a 24 hour bus ride tests a mans will and spirit. But after a week in Bolivia I was beginning to feel the time crunch and I needed to get moving to Santiago.… Continue reading Santiago, Valparasio & Vina del Mar

Welcome Iolani Geography gurus.  Thanks for volunteering to help guide me on my upcoming European adventure.  In my “the seat of my pants” fashion, I didn´t have much time to plan my trip to Europe (Don´t worry I got through college this way).  In turn, all of the research you guys are doing will be beneficial to help maximize… Continue reading Bienvenidos From Buenos Aries

So it was off to Uyuni.  Tess and Talia were flying to Santiago but I wanted to see the Salar de Uyuni and would enter Chile through San Pedro Atachama.  This of course meant another night bus.  At first everyone warned me that the night buses were cold and to even bring my sleeping bag.  Turned out that… Continue reading Salar de Uyuni, Lagunas, Volcanos and More

Its going to sound stupid but one of my personal highlights of La Paz was Mtn Bike riding the “Road of Death” from Cumbre to Corico.  At first it was a “Say I did it” kinda thing but it turned out to be a great way to see the lush beautiful side of Bolivia.  We… Continue reading The Road of Death – La Paz

I had a minor cold after Machu Picchu, I wasn´t quite sure if it was the altitude, the 4 days of hiking (2 in rain) or both.  So I just chilled out in Cuzco for a day basically sleeping.   The following day it was off to Lake Titicaca.  Me and two american girls (Tess &… Continue reading Lake Titicaca – Puno, Copacabana, Islas Flotantes & Isla Del Sol

The day we had been waiting for had finally arrived, Machu Picchu.  Everything, we had seen so far was so spectacular it was hard to imagine that Machu Picchu would be able to top it but it easily did.  The ruins were in spectacular condition and Huayna Picchu was truly amazing.  There was some fear… Continue reading Machu Picchu, Intipunku & Huayna Picchu