South America Blog Posts

  // // This topic about Austerity as a solution for the banking sectors in Europe is quite bizarre. As you will see George Osbourne is very lucky thanks to his friends in Europe. The International monetary fund thanks to Madeleine Lagarde who...

Yes, I did karaoke. Not totally though, as I’m still a strong proponent that I sound like a cat being murdered when I sing; but the last karaoke night at The Wandering Paisa hostel in Medellin, Colombia… TWP made karaoke into my go-away party! I...

CHILE – A local man claimed for weeks to the health authorities that he found a mouse tail inside his hamburger. And it is just now that the authorities in Chile have confirmed his claim to be true. For me, this is just one more reason to feed my f...

        Going back to my old ship life has never occured to me as easy as this time. I’ve always had troubles adjusting to a new schedule, new people, most of them completely new to me, new itineraries and so many other new thin...

Investing in South America is one of the new things to love about the continent.  If you have been reading this site for some time you may have realized that I mostly talk about travel and a little about day trading.  When I first started this...

Investing in South America is one of the new things to love about the continent.  If you have been reading this site for some time you may have realized that I mostly talk about travel and a little about day trading.  When I first started this...

Public Health and Tropical Medicine Masters Fellowships UK : This kind of program beefs up medical study ability in low- in addition to middle-income nations around the world, by giving assistance regarding senior research workers to realize study kn...

So as some of you know, I love me some music, especially rock and metal music.  And being a gigantic fan of things like Soulfly and Sepultura, before leaving the states, all I wanted to see was one South American rock band in South America. In Bogot...

For week 20 of the Indie Travel Challenge, we’d like you to talk about something you saw or experienced during a trip that was particularly challenging or difficult for you. What did you learn from that, and how has it impacted your life since then...

First governments sign up to help restore 150 million hectares of degraded land by 2020 and inject more than $80 billion a year into global economy - Bianca Jagger lobbies global leaders at Rio 20+... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my webs...

I’ve spent time, the past year, with reacquainted friends of the all mighty American faith…. Good Clubs, Schools, Hobbies, Clothes, Looks & Grooming- when Black Kids started wearing Polo Ralph Lauren I was unsurprised, I’d see...

Share an independent review of your favourite ski resort in South America What’s your favourite ski resort in South America? Let us know by giving us the name of the ski resort and the reason why this tops your list as your best ski res...

Graffiti – one of the universal art forms you find around the world. Some communities embrace street art. Some outlaw it. While graffiti in Buenos Aires it is considered illegal, I would consider BA to be one of the premier spots for street art...

There are a whole bunch of leaf cutter ants in the Colombian countryside.   Everywhere you go there are lines of these ants marching along roads and trails.   These ants can destroy a tree in one night.  This was one ant carr...

For those of you who don’t know – when I was 18, I worked as counter help for a known tattoo shop in Austin, Texas for 3 years. Having said that, I know what to look for when it comes to quality work and a safe, clean environment. I wasn’t...

Being tattooed and traveling has definitely been a mixed bag. I did get quite a few looks being a tattooed Latina (they REALLY had no clue what to do with me) and Shaun got asked it he was a rock star a few times in Central America. But everything ch...

Tell us about the first thing that comes to mind when you hear “world’s most dangerous road.” …What’s your general inclination toward things with names like “most dangerous” – does it draw you in, or make you run screaming from the ro...

While I understand some people loathe HDR, sometimes I just can’t help myself. Seriously man… it just captures all the details you wouldn’t get in a normal photo. So here it is. While Puerto Madero may not represent what “Buen...

Raw cacao (raw chocolate) is something I NEVER see at home.  it is hard enough finding pure cacao bars; or even 70% pure cacao…but here in Colombia someone just shows up with a arm-load of unopened, pure cacao pods while you are having breakfa...

The gold Museum of Bogota houses the world’s largest collection of Pre-Hispanic gold in the world.  They also had a couple really unique archeological pieces. Like this antique dildo And a real mummy (this is SOOOO cool) The gold museum is a p...