Always Go With Your Instinct – One Rescue Team and Minor Injury Later

Ilha Grande is a beautiful island located 45 minutes off the coast of Brasil. As it has only been inhabited for a short period of time, it is known as having one of the richest ecosystems in the wo...

How To Make A Caipirinha – The Best-Kept Secret of Brasil

Some people feel sick the morning after too many alcoholic beverages from the night before, but the Caipirinha was created to ward off just the opposite! Legend has it that around 1918 in São Paul...

How NOT To Spend A Night In São Paulo

I should have listened. My friend Jocelyn in Santiago, Chile told me São Paulo, Brasil would be a waste of my time. Originally my plan was to spend a week in São Paulo and a week in Rio de Jan...

How To Spend A Day In Montevideo, Uruguay

Uruguay is a country with many freedoms. For example, you can legally drink alcohol or smoke marijuana in public and no one cares. You would think that because of this, hoodlums would be running r...

Don’t Forget Why You Are Traveling

Traveling can be both amazingly fun and incredibly exhausting. On one hand you have the “fun” – meeting new people, getting to know other travelers, exploring historical places, ga...