

THE SEXIEST BEACH IN THE WORLD: IPANEMA!
I wrote before how I think Brazilians invented body love and self confidence because they carry themselves with such aplomb. There's...


AN OPEN LOVE LETTER TO RIO DE JANEIRO
Dear Rio de Janeiro, It's been a year since I traveled to my dream continent, South America, and yet the feelings I felt when I first set...


7 TRAVEL PERSONALITY TYPES I JUST CANNOT STAND
How someone conducts themselves in the normal day-to-day can be wildly different from when they travel. I’ve experienced this first hand...


DYING A LITTLE BIT WITH EVERY STEP TO MACHU PICCHU
This was one of the most grueling travel experiences I've ever done in my entire life (so far). Originally, I wanted to do the four-day...


PACHAMANCA: COOKING THE TRADITIONAL ANDEAN WAY
It's called the Pachamanca - the most interesting ritual I've so far seen while I was in Peru. The word comes from the Quechua language:...


3 SIGHTS TO SEE FROM PUNO, PERU
With the lovely Taypikala Lago Hotel as my base in Puno, I took two day trips from there to see three of this quiet little town's famous...


13 REASONS WHY I FELL IN LOVE WITH PERU
I've fallen in love with this beautiful, beautiful country and amazingly hospitable people. Peru can be a challenging country to travel...


WET & WILD IN IGUASSU!
The Iguassu Falls is a BEHEMOTH, straddling both Brazil and Argentina. Four times bigger than Niagara, Iguassu Falls is both an...