Rio de Janeiro is not just a great city to relax with a Caipirinha at the beach, but also for hiking to the top of the surrounding rock formations. One of them is Morro Dois Irmãos – a huge rock at…
During our time in South America, we were lucky to stay in many beautiful apartments, and a handful of cool hostels and stylish hotels.The Casa Joaquin Boutique Hotel in Quito was certainly one of them. Aside from being very…
I’ve always dreamed of visiting the Galápagos Islands. Swimming with tortoises and sea lions, and being so close to wildlife and nature has always fascinated me. When we travelled through South America for 5 months, I knew I will never…
As part of our 5 month trip through South America, we spent a few days in Quito – the beautiful capital of Ecuador. I first came across the Hump Day Hostel on a booking website and thought that’s a cool name, why not…
Buenos Aires was our first stop in Argentina and our home for Christmas and New Years. We were excited to spend 3 weeks in Buenos Aires and to have time to relax, enjoy the Christmas season and explore another exciting…
São Paulo was the 4th stop of our trip and I have to admit that I was looking forward to staying in a city again after a few days in a secluded jungle lodge that required a 30 minute walk to…