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Dear South America When we think of you, our eyes begin to glow and a smile spreads across our faces. Because although our bodies have arrived in Switzerland, our hearts have...

On March 16th, we are sitting at the airport in Panama and are glad to have made it this far. Disinfectants are hanging everywhere and in Panama we would not have been allowed...

After the island paradise in Providencia, we planned to travel the north coast of Colombia for two weeks before leaving the wonderful continent of South America by sailboat...

When it came to the planning of Colombia in Brazil and we felt the first real travel fatigue, we decided to make a detour to San Andres and Providencia. The two islands belong...

Medellin was once the most dangerous city in South America and has developed strongly in a positive way in recent years. Medellin has the only metro in Colombia, of which they...

Excerpt from Carla's diary: 22.2.2020 Day 227 of the journey We got on the bus at 7:30 am, well actually it wasn't a bus but a jeep. There were eleven people with us in this...

Lately, we have been feeling homesick at airports and in Bogota, we noticed how long a year actually is. But we don't want to complain, but rather tell you about our...

A trip to South America is not a real trip unless you visit the largest country. Brazil is 206 times the size of Switzerland and borders almost all countries on the continent...

After we had recovered from our trekking adventures for a few days in Punta Arenas, we set off on the last bus ride in Patagonia. We had an 11-hour journey ahead of us to...

The Torres del Paine National Park is one of the most famous national parks on the continent of South America. So on Ascension Day 2019 we sat in front of the computer and...

Das Gletschermassiv des Perito Moreno Gletschers gehört zu den drittgrössten der Welt. Übertroffen wird er nur noch vom Gletscher im Süd- bzw. Nordpol. Speziell am Gletscher...

Patagonian forests, lakes, glaciers and famous mountain ranges that are known throughout the South American continent. We are in El Chalten for a week over Christmas, in the...

Bariloche, 7 Lake Route, Futaleufu, Carretera Austral and Route 40... We spent the two weeks before Christmas in North Patagonia and couldn't get enough of this beautiful...

Pucon - Forest, waterfalls, raging river

Silently, the large, majestic animals glide to the surface and forcefully expel the remaining water from their blowhole with a powerful "pfff...". We hold our breath in...

Uruguay is called the "Switzerland of South America," and we wanted to see it with our own eyes. So on Saturday, 16.11.19, along with many other Argentinians, we boarded a ferry...

Buenos Aires - a feeling of arrival in a big city. How good it feels to have an apartment again with plenty of space, with your own kitchen and washing your clothes yourself,...

After countless hours on the bus, we decided to make a trip by plane. Our journey took us to the tri-border region of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. We visited the Iguazú...

After our incredible tour of the Salar de Uyuni, we wanted to take the train from Uyuni to Villazon on the border with Argentina on the evening of October 30th. This train only...

Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia is located at an altitude of approximately 3650 meters and is the largest salt flat in the world, covering over 10,000 square kilometers. The salt lake...

Our short trip through Bolivia led us 'forcedly' through La Paz, where we spent two nights. La Paz is not the capital of Bolivia, but the political center. Therefore, our...

Our last night in Peru we spent on a floating reed island called Los Uros. We stayed with a local family and had a hut made of reeds. This was the perfect conclusion to Peru....

After rain and snow, we were very excited to visit Arequipa. Arequipa is the second largest city in Peru and is known as the white city. In the city, you can always catch a...

For two weeks now, we have been in Cusco and have visited many Inca sites here. We were amazed again and again at how perfectly the Incas built the heavy stones on top of each...

Closed roads, cold, sleet, wet tent, snowstorm, sunshine, glaciers, broken tent pole, snow on the tent, lagoons, red mountains, altitude sickness, alpaca poop, Rainbow...

'Snow-white glaciers, gushing rivers, and peaks over 6000 meters high: The Santa Cruz Trek is one of the most beautiful hiking routes in Peru. The impressive tour takes...

After exploring the less touristy northern part of Peru in the past two weeks, which involved long bus rides, it was time for a new adventure for us. For those who know us, it...

Kuelap was a fortress and village of the Chachapoya culture, whose culture existed approximately from 900 to 1400 AD. The fortress sits high on a mountain, over 3000 meters...

Imagine sitting on a night bus called Exclusiva, where you can recline the seats to 180°. Doesn't that sound like a dream night bus ride? Oh no, we soon realized that it wasn't....

Our trip took us away from the smoggy Lima last weekend with a four-hour bus ride - into the desert and the beauty of Peru. We stayed in the small coastal town of Paracas. This...