After stretching my legs on land (and by canoe) the previous day I thought it was finally time to get on the water and see some penguins. I love penguins, and seeing loads of them[…]
Category: Travel and Hiking
Ushuaia, Argentina – Tierra del Fuego – Nov-2016
Ushuaia I had planned this trip since Feb-2016, and on 13-Nov-2016 I finally made it to Ushuaia, Argentina, the southernmost city in the world. The setting of the city is beautiful. There are snow-capped mountains[…]
Peru – Ccorca and the Tecsecocha Canyon
Last weekend I was able to get out again with the South American Explorers Club (SAE) to do a nice little Saturday day hike to Ccorca and the Tecsecocha Canyon. It was great to be[…]
Peru – The Vinicunca Rainbow Mountains
For anyone who has lived in Cusco over the last 6-12 months you have seen an explosion of interest in the Vinicunca Rainbow Mountains located near the Ausangate Mountain. It has gone from being basically[…]
Bolivia – The Death Road
They Yungas Road is one of the few roads which connects La Paz to the Yungas región of Northern Bolivia. It is a narrow, windy road on the side of a mountain with very steep[…]
Bolivia – Valle de la Luna and La Paz
Last year I visited La Paz on my way to the Uyuni Salt Flats, but for only like half a day. I walked around a bit and rode the cable-car system, but that was about[…]
Bolivia – Cholita Wrestling
When I was younger, I’ll admit, I was a huge fan of WWF/WWE wrestling. My favorites were Kane and Mankind, and I even went to see a show in Madison Square Garden. I would practice[…]
Peru – Hiking Sr. de Huanca
Matt from the South American Explorer`s Club set up another wonderful day hike last Sunday, 28-Feb-2016, to follow the Sr. de Huanca pilgrimage route. The story behind this pilgrimage goes a little something like this:[…]
Peru – El Balcón del Diablo
I had heard about some caves and a nice little hike up past Sacsayhuaman in Cusco, Peru… so my friend, Meca, and I took off to go explore this site known as El Balcón del Diablo, or[…]
Peru – Paragliding in the Sacred Valley
My friend and colleague, Tanja, has been talking about going paragliding in the Sacred Valley for probably over a year now. Yesterday we made it happen! We decided to organize the trip with our travel[…]