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Andean peaks, Amazonian rainforest, Patagonian glaciers, Incan ruins, colonial towns, white-sand beaches and vertiginous nightlife: the wonders of South America set the stage for incredible adventures.

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How to Get to the Pink Sea and Mud Volcano Near Cartagena

If wriggling around in a 10X10 mud pit with 30 other people and having tons of people in you photos sounds fun to you, please check out the typical tours of Volcun Totumo and the Pink Sea (Salinas de Galerazamba).  If you’re sick of tours and Tripadvisor being the only suggestion on how to get there, read on. Especially if you want to have places like this all to...

5 Endangered Species That Are Bouncing Back Thanks To Ecotourism

5 Endangered Species That Are Bouncing Back Thanks To Ecotourism

Between Botswana ending its five-year ban on elephant hunting and giraffes being considered for the endangered species list, there’s good reason to be concerned about wildlife conservation in the face of climate change, poaching and overpopulation. Yet there are conservation success stories to tout, too – and eco-conscious wildlife tourism certainly plays a part...

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Top 12 Cheapest Healthcare Countries

Finding the cheapest healthcare isn’t easy. In fact, the cost of healthcare is increasing in many countries, and especially in the US, so finding free healthcare countries or even universal health care countries is a hard. Enter two magical words: travel and tourism. Well, I guess we can also throw in “expat”, and “digital nomad” now as...

9 Best Places For A Solo Travel Valentines Day

9 Best Places For A Solo Travel Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and you know what that means. The whole world seems to start exclusively talking about love, romance and relationships! It also often means that the travel world starts promoting adventure escapes for couples or a getaway for two at a romantic destination like Paris, aka, the City of Love. But let’s be honest, just because...

10 Things You Need to (Successfully) Get a Visa for Bolivia

One major fail I always have when booking last minute adventures, is forgetting to look up if the place I want to go to has any restrictions or requirements for entry. That being said, I found myself extremely unprepared for my little random adventure to Bolivia after hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru. I had planned on taking the overnight Bolivia Hop bus...

Hiking the Inca Trail: Day 1

I’ll be honest. I never did well in history class (AKA failed) which is why I didn’t know much about the Inca Trail when I was planning my trip to Peru to finally see Machu Picchu. Initially I was going to just take the bus from Cusco to Aguas Calientes and then the train that goes up to the ticketing area of Machu Picchu, because I thought that’s just how you do it...