Days spent: 4 days as part of a tour arranged from Quito (more than 1 day was actually spent traveling). Days recommended: make sure to be able to spend at least a couple of full days there. Where we ...
LIMA Days spent: 4 Days recommended: depends on how hungry you are! Where we slept: private room in immaculate designer furnished Airbnb flat in Miraflores, hosted by Miguel. What we ate: awesome ...
Days spent: 2 (including the return journey) Days recommended: 2, the whole way to get there is as worth it as the majestic Inca citadel. Where we slept: sleeping is an euphemism considering that we ...
(For the first part) What to do (continues): After a quick breakfast at the salt hotel we jumped on our 4WD jeep and drove through some pretty bumpy and irregular uphill paths (not even sure they can ...
Days spent: 4 days (3 as part of the Salar de Uyuni tour) Days recommended: 3 (if you manage to make arrangements for the Salar de Uyuni tour before heading to town, or also, simply arrive late in the ...
Days spent: 1+1/2 Days recommended: 2 Where we slept: private itsy-bitsy undecorated and windowless double at hippie Alice in Wonderland-styled Tilcara Mistica Hostel and dorm at Waira Hostel. What we ...
Days spent: 2 days in Salta, 1,5 days driving through Quebrada de las Conchas Days recommended: half day in Salta and at least 2 days around Cafayate Where we slept: Dorm first, then upgrade to a ...
[for the previous part] What to do (continues): Laguna Chaxa. An endless field of rugged crystals, interrupted here and there by reddish-brownish lagoons. Right in the middle of Salar de Atacama, this ...
Days spent: 2 + 1/2 Days recommended: 2 + 1/2 Where we slept: Beautiful Airbnb room with rooftop terrace in a shared house in Cerro Bellavista. What we ate: avocado, tomatoes and eggs on toast for ...
Days spent: 2 (1 on the Brazilian side and 1 on the Argentinian one) Days recommended: 2 are enough Where we slept: Tetris Hostel in Foz do Iguaçu, made of containers, affordable, with a bubbly young ...
SÃO PAULO Days spent: 1 + 1/2 Days recommended: it depends on what you fancy. If you are a museum fanatic, probably 3 days are better. Where we slept: our friend Talita hosted us in trendy Bela Vista. ...
ILHA GRANDE Days spent: 4 Days recommended: totally depends on the weather Where we slept: Airbnb double bedroom in a Tarzan-esque wooden hut in the middle of the jungle, hosted by Daniel [Rainforest ...
[for the first part: https://andrejrusskovskij.com/?p=3341] What to do (continues): Ride the waves of Barra de Tijuca, or, most likely, let them hopelessly drift you away. [You can reach the surfers’ ...
Days spent: 5 Days recommended: more than 5! Where we slept: Airbnb private room in a shared flat in Copacabana, hosted by Jeff [if you’re traveling as a couple in Brazil, Airbnb can prove to be ...
I’m writing this while on a 22 hours bus journey from Santiago to Calama, in Chile. I have the Pacific Ocean on my left side and the Andes on my right. The sun is shining and, apart from the bus, ...