Category: Travel Guides

Lima is the heart and soul of Peru. Containing over 11 million people, it is home to a third of the countries population. Only pipped to the post by Cairo, it is the second largest desert city in the world. We spent 10 days there, yet we never got a glimpse of the sun. Work…

Arriving to Medellín from the south, we unfortunately found ourselves stuck in a one hour traffic jam meaning we had travelled a full five hours to get there. Not the best way to start our visit, but nothing we could do about it. We stayed in the El Poblado area of the city, which was…

Arriving into Montevideo was nice. The sun was shining, there was a pleasant breeze in the air, and the blue ocean was skilfully playing a supporting role as the cities residents were in full flow. I liked it immediately. The southernmost capital city in the Americas, Montevideo gets pleasant year-round weather, and locals enjoy a…

The north of Argentina is not as famous or well-travelled as other areas of this giant of a country. Yet having had the pleasure to visit here, I struggle to understand why this is the case. It is an incredible part of the country, full of spectacular landscapes, diverse cultures, fascinating history and truly hospitable…

Cochabamba is Bolivia’s fourth largest city, after Santa Cruz, El Alto and La Paz. It is commonly known as the City of Eternal Spring, due to it’s year-round spring-like temperatures. Our time there lived up to this reputation, as we enjoyed sunny days and refreshing nights – exactly what you want living in a camper…

Quito, Ecuador’s capital, sits high in the Andean foothills at an altitude of 2,850m. Due to its amazing historic centre, it was the first World Cultural Heritage City to be named by UNESCO. Interestingly, because of its proximity to the equator, Quito has 12 hours of sunlight all year long. The sun rises around 6am every…

We left the bright lights, heavy traffic and endless fog of Lima, headed for the mountainous terrain of the Huaraz area. The latter part of the drive there from Lima is beautiful, through huge valleys and beside fast-flowing rivers. Huaraz city itself is nice, although would not be described as particularly, aside from being flanked…

When people hear the word Patagonia, they often think of Argentina as opposed to Chile. However, not only is a large proportion of Patagonia situated in Chile, but some of its most spectacular places can also be found there. Heading south from Puerto Montt, on the 1,240km long Carretera Austral, marked the start of Patagonia…

The east coast of Argentina, and in particular the Chubut Provinice, is legendary for it’s marine wildlife. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Valdes Peninsula, a UNESCO defined area of outstanding universal value, due to the plethora of marine mammals that call this home for part of the year. We decided to make…

Ruta 40, or “Route 40” as it is known in English, is the longest road in South America. At more than 5,000km long, it crosses an incredible 20 national parks, 18 major rivers and 27 Andes Mountain passes. Beginning in Rio Gallegos in the south, and finishing in La Quiaca in the far north, the…