Mexico is by far my favorite place on the planet, and I’m partial to recommending other solo female travelers to come here to explore. Something I love about Mexico is that every city, town, and region has their own special thing that makes it unique. From the mole in Oaxaca to the mind blowing Mayan […]
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A Carretera Austral Adventure Guide
As Patagonia pops up on the radar of more travelers, the once unknown parts get uncovered and the wild places become just a bit less wild. But there’s one route that fewer people know about, with gravel roads, a rural way of life, and some of the most impressive glaciers and mountain tops on planet […]
Chile
After spending two months in Chile, I left thinking it really does ‘have it all’ in terms of landscape. Chile is one of the longest countries in the world, narrowly beaten out by Brazil, is home to the driest desert on earth, the most remote island on earth, and partial home (shared with Argentina) to the […]
Hitchhiking Adventures in the Back of a 10-Wheeler Truck
Never in my life did I think I’d be riding in the back of a roadworks truck down a bumpy road in Chile passing around a bottle of wine with perfect strangers. This was my third ride while I hitchhiked down the Carretera Austral in Chilean Patagonia so if you haven’t read the first post […]
Thumbs Up! The Start of the Patagonia Hitchhiking Adventure
For most visitors to Patagonia, the itinerary might include Bariloche in Argentina, where I started out, and a long and boring bus ride down Ruta 40 to southern Patagonia, bypassing most of the Chilean side. That bus ride takes about 25 hours and routes through rural Pampa lands with views of short yellow shrubs and cattle. The […]