Colombia’s Far North, Far West & FARC South: Desert, colonial villages & offroading
Colombia’s Far North: Cabo de la Vela & Punta Gallinas The family visit already brought us high up north, but…
Colombia’s Coffee region & Carribean coast: Exploring cities, coffee & ocean with family
Damn, again visitors! The never-ending problem of being recognized at the airport all over again. This time we used my…
Colombia’s Southwest & Pacific: Students, thumbs up, salsa, brujitas & bruselas
The main keywords that will stay in our memory when thinking about this part of the country, let us explain…
Ecuador: Our search for wildlife
Coming from the Galapagos our thirst for wildlife seemed unsatisfied and we decided to take a 1000km trip (back and…
The Galapagos Islands: Darwins open-air zoo
Bolivia has Salar de Uyuni, Peru has Machu Picchu, but Ecuador has the Galapagos! If it was a competition, it…
From Lima to Quito: From the saddest capital to the highest
Why is Lima the saddest capital? During winter months (while we were there) Lima’s skies are known to be always…
Cuba: El país de la mezcla
We decided to spend our ‘summer holiday’ away from the snowcapped mountains & elevations above 4000m in desperate need for…
Family reunion in Peru
Despite our detour to reach Peru (see previous blog), we reached Arequipa 3 days before the arrival of my mom…
Bolivian altiplano: about salt, cacti & unpaved roads
Leaving San Pedro de Atacama -still traveling together with Daniel & Maike-, we aimed for the Bolivian altiplano and its…
Desert & geysers in the north: Chile has it all!
After leaving Huépil, we were determined to make a lot of kilometers north. But first a necessary stop in Santiago,…