Hostel Review: Loki (Mancora, Peru)
Travel blogger Sarah shares her review of Loki Mancora, one of South America’s most popular party hostel chains.
Hostel Review: Park Life (Popayan, Colombia)
Travel blogger Sarah shares her review of Park Life Popayan, a friendly hostel in one of Colombia’s beautiful small towns.
Hostel Review: Lima Backpackers
Your home away from home: Lima Backpackers (Lima, Peru) Lima, the amazing capital of Peru can be an exhausting city. With its 12 million people, constant traffic jams and cars’ horns and its bustling activity, it can easily get overwhelming. There are plenty of hostels one may stay at in town, and most backpackers pick the area of …
Review – Biking Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina’s beautiful capital city, is a fabulously metropolitan with such varied districts and so much history that you could explore it for days and still not see everything. With loads of incredible architecture, awesome street art, markets and plenty of green space, one of the best ways to …
Hostel Review: Mama Waldy
Mama Waldy, Getsemani, Cartagena (Colombia) First the good news: the hostel is conveniently located in the heart of Getsemani, a cool area of Cartagena that is undergoing constant restoration, where you can meet many locals and other fellow travellers. This is about the only positive thing I can think of …
Hostel Review – Hi Patagonia
Hi Patagonia – Puerto Madryn, Argentina – By Claudia Tavani I can easily say this is the place that changed my life, for the best. I had read good things about this hostel before arriving, but nothing prepared me for such a fantastic time. I arrived after a long day of travelling, …
Hostel Review: America del Sur
America del Sur – Buenos Aires and El Calafate, Argentina – By Claudia Tavani America del Sur hostels are, possibly, the best ones I have ever been in South America. There are two: one located in the San Telmo area of Buenos Aires, and one in El Calafate, in the Patagonia …
Review – Chalten Travel, Argentina
Chalten Travel (Argentina) Can you really say that you have been to Argentina if you don’t go to Patagonia? The obvious answer here is “no”. While some readers will be independent travellers on a budget that have months to explore a place and search for the best deals, some others …
Review – Salta Rafting, Argentina
Salta Rafting (Argentina) Salta is located in the North West of Argentina, in the spectacular Andean region. The setting is gorgeous and it is a great place to visit for adventure lovers seeking that extra kick. Salta Rafting (www.saltarafting.com) managed to make me live what I still considered one of …
Review – Colombia Rafting Expediciones, San Gil
If you are into rafting, you should rely on Colombia Rafting Expediciones (colombiarafting.com). Many companies in San Gil organise rafting excursions but this is the most reliable one. Unexperienced rafters may prefer opting for the easier Rio Fonce – with rafts of grades 1 to 3. If you are in the …
Review – Colombian Bike Junkies, San Gil
If you are an adventure seeker, you have a choice of about a million places to go to in Colombia. It surely depends on the kind of adventure you are looking for. San Gil is definitely THE place for extreme sports and you can easily fill up your days there …