South America

Alpaca sweater - Cusco Peru travel outfit
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Alpaca Clothing Shopping Tips for Cusco, Peru + What I Wore

*If you like this post, it is now available as a self-guided walking tour via GPSmyCITY. Click here to download it. If you visit Cusco, Peru the first thing you will notice is nearly every shop and street vendor is selling “baby alpaca” sweaters. The second thing you will likely notice is that nearly none…

Ollantaytambo
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Part 1: Machu Picchu Isn’t The Only Inca Ruin Worth Seeing In The Sacred Valley

*If you like this post, it is now available as a self-guided walking tour via GPSmyCITY. Click here to download it. Machu Picchu definitely lives up to the hype, don’t get me wrong, but there are so many other incredible Inca ruins in the Sacred Valley worth seeing as well. This post will cover a…

A Couple smiling at the camera with Rainbow mountain, Peru in the background
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Rainbow Mountain – Peru’s Best Kept Travel Secret

I’m kicking off my Peru travel series with my favorite part of the entire trip – Rainbow Mountain. Why save the best for last anyway? For this post, I’ll explain why I enjoyed Rainbow Mountain as much as I did, what to expect when hiking it, and how you can prepare for the journey. Enjoy!…

Mate gourd and bombilla
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Preparing & Drinking Mate – Argentina’s Beverage of Choice

Seeing someone drinking mate for the first time can be particularly confusing for someone not from Argentina or the surrounding area. To get the obvious out of the way, it can bear a striking resemblance to a far less legal substance. But, mate is a tea-like beverage (not drug-related beyond caffeine)! However, it’s not something…

Rosario, Argentina at sunset
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We Made it to Rosario, Argentina (a.k.a Our New Home)!

We made it! It was one heck of a journey from Sydney to Queenstown, NZ to Rotorua, NZ to Auckland, NZ and then Buenos Aires, but we’re finally moved into our new place in Rosario. I just wanted to give a little update on how everything went, as I’ve been getting some questions that I…