We took a shot at playing Colombia’s national pastime called Tejo. It’s like horseshoes or bocce but with gunpowder. We wrote about it originally in our post on Salento, Colombia. Take a look at our video!
Throwback Thursday: Volcano Video!
We told you all about climbing Volcano Villarica in Pucon, Chile here and here. Now you can see for yourself what it was like to climb the volcano, and most of all what it was like to slide all the…
South America Top Five
Other than asking what shoes Cami packed for a year of travel or how to budget for such a long trip, the question we get the most is what our top five experiences were from South America. To us, experience…
Falling for Iguazu
Iguazu Falls was the perfect last stop in South America, and as one of the wonders of the world it did not disappoint. We had a fun adventure getting to the airport in Buenos Aires as we opted for the…
Living it up in Buenos Aires
It’s hard not to have fun in Buenos Aires. The pulse of the city is irresistible; it has rightfully earned the title of the “European” city of South America. The history is fascinating too. A unique experience in Argentina is…
Pisco
We had been looking forward to seeing the home of pisco our whole trip. It’s a liquor made with grapes that tastes a little bit like tequila. Mixed with lime juice, an egg white and simple syrup it becomes quite…
Valparaiso
Note from the editor: World Cup and a vacation from our vacation has eaten into our posting time. We are currently in the Champagne region of France and will share stories of our time in London and bike touring in…
Santiago
We were looking forward to visiting Santiago ever since saying goodbye to our friends Brandon and Corinne in Ecuador, who we traveled with for over a month. They are from Colorado, but live in Santiago teaching English. We hung up…
Peeking Into a Volcano
We decided Pucon is like the love child of Squamish and Whistler. The small resort town is surrounded by mountains with a cool mist in the air. It’s in Chile’s famous Lake District and we did it justice by seeing…
Mendoza
Mendoza was really all about the food and the wine. We caught two beautiful fall days with colourful leaves that crunched under the wheels of our bikes as we toured the vineyards and fresh air to keep us cool. Our…