Cafe Yurac Yacu in the High Andes
We are in Huaraz, Peru at a 10,000 feet elevation getting ready to go on the 4 day Santa Cruz trek. But today we decided to get off the beaten path a little and wander out to a small community about 30 minutes from town to eat lunch. The Yurac Yacu Café is part of the Andean Alliance and supports local projects and provides training and employment for members of the community. We had read about it the day before in a cafe in Huaraz...
How to Homestay on Taquile Island, cheaply
There isn’t much documentation about how to get to Isla Taquile, nor how it works to find a homestay, so we’ll try to make it clear. Overview and Cost: Departure boat: 7:45am ish at the Puno dock Return boat: 2pm ish from dock on West side of Taquile Cost: 25 soles round trip (includes Taquile entrance fee) Lunch: 15-20 soles (trout and potatoes, at a restaurant that you’ll be guided to with all the other tourists on...
Getting from Punta Arenas to Puerto Williams, to Ushuaia, and back via Boat
There is a 13 hour bus from Punta Arenas, Chile to Ushuaia, Argentina. But we didn’t want a long bus ride, and we wanted to visit Puerto Williams, Chile. (Puerto Williams is across the Beagle Channel, from Ushuaia and much smaller.) We found a way to get to Ushuaia, via Puerto Williams… by boat. Step 1: Punta Arenas to Puerto Williams (or Puerto Williams to Punta Arenas) What: Passenger & Cargo Ferry from the Company...
The Great Southern Africa Road Trip
Our 42 day road trip started in Johannesburg and ended in Cape Town. In between we went through the Okavango Delta and Chobe Park in Botswana, Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, Kruger National Park, the Garden Route and most of the East coast of South Africa. We drove our rented Chevy Spark (which we named Timon) 4,821 miles (7,758 km), spent 12 nights in a tent, listened to the first four Harry Potter books on tape, and saw amazing things...
Beginner’s Guide to Munich Oktoberfest 2016
It’s tough to figure out Oktoberfest until you get there. I just did it the hard way, but maybe by reading some of these tips, you can avoid some of my misery. 1. Seats Booking a table at Oktoberfest is not easy. I was rejected at 6 places before I got my table – lunch on a Monday. Weekends and dinners were unavailable. If you’re in Munich, it is a little easier, as you can go in person to get things done, but I had...
Kayaking Norway’s Fjords on Your Own
In August 2015 we kayaked and free camped from Gudvangen to Flam through the Naeroyfjord and Aurlandsfjord in Norway. There are a few companies that will do a shorter version of this trip for more money, but you can easily do it on your own as long as you are familiar with a Kayak and know how to set up a tent. I was researching a guided tour, when I thought “Can I kayak the Naeroyfjord and Aurlandsfjord on my own?” and I...
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