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...
by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Oct 17, 2025 | Blog, Guatemala, People and Culture, Photo Essays
Guatemala might be the poorest country in Central America but is also the most interesting one. It has its share of safety issues, but you wouldn’t find a better place to immerse yourself in another culture (or experience a huge cultural shock). One of the best...
by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Oct 17, 2025 | Argentina, Biking, Blog, Bolivia, Chile, Hiking & Trekking, Road trips and Hitchhiking
In case you missed it, read our recap of Month 1 & 2, Month 3, Month 4, Month 5, Month 6, Month 7 March was an adventurous month as we travelled in Bolivia, Chile and got a glimpse of Argentina. We rushed a little bit through Bolivia because we were too excited...
by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Oct 17, 2025 | Blog, Peru, Winter Sports
People do crazy things when they travel. And we are no exception. But when you stumble upon something crazy and think of it as once in a lifetime opportunity, you just go and do it. That was exactly our approach when we found out we can try mountaineering for the...
by Maya Steiningerova | Last updated Oct 17, 2025 | Blog, Bolivia, Hiking & Trekking, Peru, Running
In case you missed it, read our recap of Month 1 & 2, Month 3, Month 4, Month 5, Month 6 In February, we mostly travelled through Peru. We found great places for trekking, mountain biking and even surfing. After 40 days in Peru, we were sad to leave. We could stay...