South America in Five Minutes

A picture is worth a thousand words. A video is worth more. From the top to the very southern tip, here is a video culminating my adventures across the continent of South America: Starting in Colombia, my home for almost a year, I visited one magical place to another. On the coastline of Nuqui, near …

Traveling South America in Winter

The tricky thing about traveling to South America during the western world’s summertime is you’ll find that, opposite the hemisphere, they’re right in the middle of winter. But this doesn’t have to be a problem! South America is just as beautiful in its chilly season as it is in its warmer seasons. I even made …

Hammock-ing on the Amazon River

I woke up to the purring of the ferry boat engine, pushing itself towards another shoreline community on the Amazon River. I stretched my legs out in my hammock and peered through the blue metal tin window that displayed the rawness of the Amazon. The sky was pink, and the morning had a refreshing coolness. …

How to Travel in South America

South America is home to incredible landscapes, passionate dancing and music that makes everyone else looks bad (unless you spent your childhood taking dance classes), and lively cities with energetic people. Every country is different, their Spanish varying from one another, their cultures varying based on their unique history, and their landscapes morphing into different …