by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Oct 17, 2025 | Biking, Blog, Bolivia
This is an honest review of our experience biking the Death Road in Bolivia – a 70 km winding dirt road starting outside of Bolivia’s capital La Paz to the town of Yolosa in the Amazonian rainforest. It’s a several hour downhill ride from 4,650 m to 1,525 m. Biking...
by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Oct 17, 2025 | Blog, Chile, People and Culture, Travel Tips
Before you buy your flight ticket, read our list of interesting facts about Chile. Chile is a land of complete opposites. Contrasts between hot and cold, wet and dry, low and high, city and nature, beaches and mountains, poor and rich. Everybody can fall in love with...
by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Oct 17, 2025 | Blog, Hiking & Trekking, Peru
The Cordillera Blanca, nestled in the Peruvian Andes, is one of the biggest mountain ranges in the world with many peaks more than 6,000meters. A lot of them can be seen on the Santa Cruz Trek, a 50km trail through the mountain pass surrounded by glacial peaks and...
by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Oct 17, 2025 | Blog, Guatemala, Water Activities
It was a day well spent in the Guatemalan jungle visiting turquoise blue natural pools of Semuc Champey including other adventures. Full of adrenaline activities – caving, cliff jumping, tubing, jumping off the swing & bridge, hiking and swimming in pools in...
by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Oct 17, 2025 | Blog, Hiking & Trekking, Peru
Rainbow Mountain in Peru, sitting at over 5,000m above sea level, is a geological wonder covered with pastel coloured minerals. It leaves you speechless and wondering how on earth these painted mountains were created. You get a glimpse into the lives of local Quechua...
by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Oct 17, 2025 | Blog, Hiking & Trekking, Nicaragua
Imagine visiting an off the beaten path place in Central America, hiking up a volcano with a Pacific ocean view of 3 countries and arriving at the top to see a huge green crater lake. Sounds too good to be true? Welcome to Volcan Cosigüina in Potosi, Nicaragua....
by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Oct 17, 2025 | Blog, Costa Rica, Hiking & Trekking, Wildlife and Nature
I wasn’t excited about our trip to Costa Rica. Probably because the only thing I’ve heard is that it’s a very expensive country. But we were traveling long term, on a budget and didn’t plan on stopping. How did it go? Continue reading to find out our recommended Costa...
by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Oct 17, 2025 | Blog, El Salvador, Nicaragua, People and Culture, Stories from the road
Boat crossing from El Salvador to Nicaragua is one of the most enjoyable ways we’ve ever crossed the borders. We enjoyed the beautiful day on the ocean and were warmly welcomed in La Union, El Salvador and Potosi, Nicaragua which don’t see many visitors. If you would...
by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Oct 17, 2025 | Biking, Blog, Peru
My heart was pounding as more rocks fell from the cliff above us and we entered yet another pitch black tunnel. Is the driver in the car we hear in the distance going to see us? Is there enough space for it to safely pass in the one-lane tunnel? Without a doubt, it’s...
by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Oct 17, 2025 | Argentina, Blog, Hiking & Trekking, Wildlife and Nature
One of the most epic views in South America is from the Fitz Roy Trek in Argentinean Patagonia. The hike to the famous Mount Fitz Roy starts in the little town El Chalten in a secluded part of southern Argentina. Thousands of travelers come here every year to hike,...