South America

Rainbow Mountain – Peru’s Best Kept Travel Secret
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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!…

Preparing & Drinking Mate – Argentina’s Beverage of Choice
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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…

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