The Great Adventure to Mars

Visiting the Hot Spring (Aguas Calientes) on our Salar de Uyuni Tour in Bolivia

Okay so maybe Mars wasn’t in the cards, but the next best thing was Salar de Uyuni in Southwest Bolivia. The incredible scenery, diverse landscapes and remote surroundings make you question what planet you’re really on! Last month, I decided to leave the world we knew behind to venture off on a 4-day, 4×4 tour in […]

FOTO FRIDAY: La Isla del Sol

La Isla del Sol Tour from Copacabana Bolivia on Lake Titicaca

La Isla del Sol AKA the Island of the Sun rests peacefully on the Bolivian side of Lake Titicaca. After touring the floating islands of the Uros from Puno, Peru, I took a uneventful 4-hour bus ride across the Bolivian border and into Copacabana, Bolivia. Copacabana is a nice little lakefront village that is both […]

The Poor Man’s Galapagos

Bellestas Islands Tour Paracas Peru

Making my way south on the Peruvian tourist circuit, I grabbed a bus from Lima to Pisco to check out Las Islas Ballestas (the Ballestas Islands) and the Paracas Reserve aka “The Poor Man’s Galapagos”. I have to say, the bus ride from Lima to Pisco was the most beautiful part of this trip. I […]