by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Oct 17, 2025 | Blog, Chile, Exploring cities, Hiking & Trekking, Wildlife and Nature
Let’s explore Puerto Williams, Chile with us – the southernmost city in the world and part of Tierra del Fuego, commonly known as “Land of Fire”. Imagine arriving in Ushuaia in Argentina believing you’re visiting the end of the world, only to see the...
by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Oct 17, 2025 | Blog, Hiking & Trekking, Venezuela, Wildlife and Nature
Angel Falls is the most impressive waterfall we’ve ever seen. Why? it is the tallest waterfall in the world it’s in the middle of the jungle if you’re lucky you can hear monkeys screaming you can swim right underneath it’s not easily accessible, so there are no...
by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Oct 17, 2025 | Blog, Travel Tips
Flight tickets are usually the biggest expense of the trip. Over the years we’ve learnt a few tricks that helped us save hundreds of dollars. Learn how to find cheap flights and book your next trip! All these tips came from our experience and are proven to work really...
by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Oct 17, 2025 | Blog, Stories from the road, Travel Tips
I’ve met many lost and clueless backpackers during our travels. It seems to me (as many of them said themselves) that they are not making the most of the trip because they didn’t pay for it themselves. It’s not that valuable for them and they see it as totally normal...
by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Oct 17, 2025 | Blog, Chile, Hiking & Trekking, Stories from the road
When we planned our trip through South America, we chose Patagonia as one of our anchor points. Especially one of the treks in Torres del Paine National Park. It was supposed to be one of the highlights for trekking in South America. Tap Water After few months spent...
by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Oct 17, 2025 | Blog, New Zealand, People and Culture
Things like New Zealand having more sheep than people or having astounding mountains and nature, in general, is something everybody knows about. What foreigners or short term visitors to New Zealand don’t know is something you usually notice after a longer time spent...
by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Oct 17, 2025 | Blog, Bolivia, Running, Stories from the road
I was short of breath just from changing into my running clothes. Beach Copacabana in Bolivia is 3810m above sea level. I didn’t feel like walking, let alone running. But this would be the highest place I have ever run at, and that motivated me enough. It was one of...
by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Oct 17, 2025 | Argentina, Blog, Chile, Hiking & Trekking, New Zealand
In case you missed it, read our recap of Month 1 & 2, Month 3, Month 4, Month 5, Month 6, Month 7, Month 8 Chile, Argentina and New Zealand – that is how our 9th month of a trip around the world looked like. It was an exhausting month when we trekked a lot, were...