We spent the last week exploring Mexico City. It is just HUGE (over 21 million inhabitants), but quite a pleasant city nonetheless. We rented a nice cozy apartment in the Polanco district, which is quite upscale with lots of office towers and apartment complexes, and also high end boutiques and restaurants, bars and cafes. … Continue reading Discovering Mexico City
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La comida picante
Au Mexique, on mange épicé!
Peru – Part 2 : Machu Picchu and beyond
OK, so here we go! We were very much undecided as to whether to make the trek out to Machu Picchu (MP) until about two weeks beforehand. On the one hand, it's an iconic destination and we were kind of in the vicinity anyway, but on the other hand we knew that it was going … Continue reading Peru – Part 2 : Machu Picchu and beyond
Deepest darkest Peru – Part 1
Our whirlwind tour of Peru is now officially at an end; I am writing this post from the comfort of our apartment in Mexico City (and also very glad to be back on the continent of North America once again!). At the conclusion of my previous post (see here), we had just hopped on the … Continue reading Deepest darkest Peru – Part 1
Adios Bolivia
Last time you heard from me, we were still in Bolivia, and had found a spot of paradise in the small mountain town of Samaipata. We definitely enjoyed our stay there, but were somewhat apprehensive about what awaited us in La Paz, world's highest capital city... Our route took us back to Santa Cruz by … Continue reading Adios Bolivia
The mysterious city of Machu Picchu
Have you ever dreamed of visiting Machu Picchu? Follow Gregory and Nina:
How to get around La Paz
Traffic is a bit crazy here in La Paz: buses and taxis fill up the streets and create gridlock in places. In addition to this, the altitude means than walking long distances is a bit tiring. Gregory and Nina present their how-to guide for getting about the city without working up a sweat!
Paradise found in Bolivia
We left Argentina by plane, since the long and bumpy bus ride into Bolivia did not appeal to the troops. We arrived in the economic capital of Bolivia: Santa Cruz. It's a large, modern city, but there's not much to see or do there. Mostly, it is used as a base for exploring the surrounding … Continue reading Paradise found in Bolivia
Photos of Salta
Salta, in the north of Argentina, is very photogenic. You can learn more about it on Gary's post, and here are my pictures:
A quick stop in northern Argentina
We only spent three days in Salta, in the north of Argentina. This is a huge change from our original plan of spending six weeks there! Why the change of plan? Well, I guess you could say that after being on the road for a while, we get itchy feet a bit quicker now, and … Continue reading A quick stop in northern Argentina
A Light Year Family 