Buenos Aires Public Transit: Multi-Modal and Well-Connected
Yahm and I have not fully connected with Buenos Aires quite yet, though as of the time of this writing, we are still here for another ten days so maybe our opinion will change. One aspect to the urban-scape of Buenos Aires that has impressed us, though, is the public transit system. It is one…
Exploring an Endangered Ecosystem: My Hike in the Atlantic Forest
South America is known for containing some of the most famous ecosystems on earth such as the Amazon rainforest and the Pantanal wetland. That said, one of the continent’s most diverse biomes, as well as its most threatened, is the not as well-known Mata Atlântica (Atlantic Forest). Prior to European arrival to South America, this…
A Public Transportation Fix in Rio de Janeiro
Our time in Rio de Janeiro was a lot of fun, even though we barely scratched the surface of Brazil’s second largest city. Rio is not as sprawling as some other megacities, but it does cover quite a bit of land. Mixed transit types cover almost the entirety of the city’s 471 square miles (1,221…
Tayrona National Natural Park: A Weekend in One of Colombia’s Gems
Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona (Tayrona National Natural Park) sits on the country’s Caribbean coastal plain, approximately 25 miles east of the city of Santa Marta. It protects over 37,000 acres (15,000 hectares) of coastal tropical humid rainforest, seashore, coral reefs, cloud forest, thorn scrub, tropical dry forest, and mangrove forest. The park’s location between the…
Quindío: Time Well-Spent in the Colombian Andes
After our introduction to Colombia through its largest city and capital Bogotá, it was time to see one of the country’s more bucolic settings. We headed due southwest to the town of Salento to stay for a few days and be close to some of the nation’s more amazing hiking locales. While some countries are…
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Traveling While Introverted 