a travel blog
There’s nothing quite like swimming next to a shark. During our time in Cebu, my cousin J.B. and his wife Jovel organized for us to do a day trip to Oslob, a town near the south tip of the island and stomping ground for whale sharks. We left the house by 4 am for the three-hour drive. Once we arrived, […]
When I think of Australia, I think of the Great Barrier Reef—and it was hard to imagine visiting the country without visiting its most prized treasure. So we were off to Airlie Beach in the Whitsundays, a small beach town less hectic than Cairns (a popular city further north from which to visit the reef). It was great that Vikram’s […]
I don’t think “off-road hiking” is even a thing, but let’s pretend it is. After La Paz, we took a relatively pleasant bus ride to Copacabana. The name makes the town sound a lot more exciting than it is—really, the reason you come to Copacabana is to visit the islands of Lake Titicaca. Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake […]
Spoiler alert: We made it to the bottom in one piece, alive with no broken bones or injuries! We had heard about Bolivia’s infamous “Death Road” AKA “World’s Most Dangerous Road” (two really great, reassuring names) a while ago, and it was always in the back of our heads as something we would maybe do once we got to La […]
Salar de Uyuni—the famous salt flats of Bolivia—is one of those places that everyone says is incredible, so you’re a bit nervous that it may not live up to the hype. But it really does. Coming to the salt flats transports you to another world, an alien world. It’s impossible to tell where the horizon lies, and jeeps and earth […]
Ah, Mendoza! It was the perfect next stop after the hustle and bustle of Buenos Aires. While still a city, the main area is much smaller and more easily walkable than the capital. But of course, the wonder of Mendoza lies in the surrounding areas. The Mendoza region is Argentina’s (and really, South America’s) premier wine country. Most people probably have […]
We spent the rest of our time in Patagonia visiting El Calafate—a small town (though bigger than El Chaltén) most notable for being located close to the Perito Moreno glacier, a natural wonder of the world. Perito Moreno is one of the few glaciers that is advancing and growing, not retreating, and is the world’s third largest reserve of fresh […]
We spent five nights in El Chaltén, the trekking capital of Argentina. Situated within a national park, the town includes the trailheads of some of Patagonia’s most famous treks. On our first day here, we did the most popular of these—10 kilometers to Laguna de Los Tres, which promised commanding views of Mount Fitz Roy. Now if you’ve ever gone […]