It took me awhile to decide how long I wanted to spend in Arequipa. Originally I was only going to spend a couple of days and then go visit Nazca to see the lines. I ended up skipping Nazca and spending more time in Arequipa. This was in part due to the amount of time…

Being a person that loves the water, I have always been interested in seeing Lake Titicaca. It was finally time to head there. The bus from Cusco to Punk left bright and early at 7am which meant I had to be up and at the bus station before that. The bus ride ending up being…

Two years ago I traveled to Ushuia, Argentina which is known as the end of the world. While it is not the top of the world, traveling to Machu Picchu sure felt like it was. It started with a train ride from Ollayntaytambo to Aguas Calientes. I arrived in the mid afternoon which was too…

My first two days of vacation sure did not feel like vacation. I pretty much spent two days traveling. Yesterday I finally got a chance to relax and explore Cusco. Cusco turned out to be a much larger city than I expected. With a large city comes the traffic and crowds. I didn’t mind it…

It has been two years since my last major excursion to South America. I have wanted to travel to Peru to visit Machu Picchu for a long time. I finally decided to book tickets and make it happen. Well after I convinced my boss to give me two weeks off. Luckily he let me and…

Before heading to Ushuaia, I had a night in BA prior to my flight. I did not do much except to walk around and watch some futbol games while enjoying some beer. The next morning I was finally headed to The End of The World! Upon arriving in Ushuaia, I grabbed a taxi and headed…

As I previously mentioned, upon arriving in Montevideo I had some trouble finding a place to stay. I finally ended up at the Four Seasons spending way too much money. I blame my boss who tells me that he pays me enough to afford spending a bit more occasionally. I then spent the rest of…

When traveling in the past my plan has been to travel without many plans. Basically I would have a rough idea of where I wanted to be and when, along with an idea of how to get there. That was my same “plan” this trip as well. Unfortunately that did not work out so well…

It has been over two years since I last left North America for vacation.  Granted I was back in China 9 months ago for work and extended my stay a bit, but nothing like my typical backpacking trips.  I am finally getting back out on the road again and headed to Argentina!  I’ve been there…

As my final day began, I checked out of my hostel and stored my bags there as I didn’t want to carry them around all day.  One of the things I had yet to do was to check out the changing of the guard, so I headed to Buckingham Palace to see what it was…