Category: South America
The Rio Beach Experience
The beaches of Rio, with the mountainous backdrop, turquoise blue waves, and white beaches are beautiful and you don’t need to bring anything with you enjoy the beach! That pretty much sums it up.... Read More
Hang gliding in Rio de Janeiro with Ruy Marra, Brazilian Champion and World Record Holder
“Welcome to Transformation Airlines” Ruy joked. “You will be a new person after this experience”. He’s right and I am so happy that I did this and experienced the miracle... Read More
Rio Highlights in a Day
The most beautiful city in the world Before my trip – all I knew about Rio de Janeiro was that the landscape looked really cool with sugarloaf mountain jetting out of the water and that there was a ... Read More
Raising the Bar on Bed and Breakfast Accommodations – Rio Dolphin Inn
The actual accommodations themselves were simple (but a real character house!!) so the WOW factor was the fantastic location and the owner, who is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about his cit... Read More
Iguazú Falls – Argentina vs Brazil
“Poor Niagara” is what First lady Eleanor Roosevelt is rumoured to have exclaimed upon her first sight of the breathtaking Iguazú Waterfalls in South America. After wandering through tro... Read More
Quick Tour of Mendoza, Argentina
We spent most of our time in Mendoza exploring the vast wineries and taking our days to the city outskirts. We had gone horseback riding, went wine tasting and relaxed in a rustic boutique hotel. This... Read More
Mendoza Wine Camp – Wine Tasting in the Uco Valley
Another Wine Tour in Mendoza Having already done a horseback winery experience 2 days earlier, we opted for the Uco Valley Tour with Mendoza Wine Camp to see another region and learn something diff... Read More
A Lazy Day in Argentina
Day 2 in Mendoza, Argentina We were coming off a packed 1st day in Mendoza, Argentina with horseback riding and wine tasting so it worked out that our 2nd day in Argentina was the national labour day ... Read More
A Different Kind of Wine Tour: Horseback Riding in Argentina
About Mendoza, Argentina Mendoza, Argentina is situated near the border to Chile, separated by the Andes Mountain range. Aconcagua, the tallest mountain South America, is located nearby which m... Read More
Day 2 in Santiago, Chile
Had a great Day 1 and now it was time to explore a bit of downtown before catching an evening flight to Mendoza, Argentina. Itinerary Visiting the Start-Up Chile Office Walking around downtown Trying ... Read More
2 days in Santiago, Chile – Day 1
I really appreciate my sister for organizing my 2 day itinerary in Chile (and for inviting me and sponsoring this flight out here in the first place!). It’s hard to do everything in a big metropolit... Read More