I meant to publish this post right before I started my RTW trip, but gotten lazy and been putting it off. On the other hand, since I've been on the road for a while now (over 6 months), I can give you additional information about how they performed and how much I've used them :).
They say your backpack is your home when traveling, so I gave it a lot of thoughts when choosing …
My New Year’s resolution for the last I don’t know many years was to lose 10 pounds. I was a bit overweight at 195lbs as I’m only about 5’10” tall. I wish I could say all that weight was due to all the muscles I have.
I’ve been traveling in Latin America for about 6.5 months now. About two months ago I sent some pictures to my mom and my sister and they both mentioned …
As far as I know, other than Brazil, Paraguay, and Suriname, Bolivia is the only other country in South America that requires a paid tourist visa for U.S. passport holders to enter the country (source). Apparently, from what I read, Bolivia made this requirement because the U.S. charges a fee for Bolivians to enter the U.S., which the U.S. pretty much does to most countries.
The visa costs a whopping $135! Very …
You can’t visit Peru and not check out Machu Picchu. Getting there by hiking the Inca Trail is a popular option, but only up to 500 people can start the trail each day. I wanted to do this but you have to book it like 6 months in advance to secure a spot. Since I didn’t even know when I would reach Peru, this wasn’t an option for me.
So I decided to just take …
I’m not really that picky when it comes to choosing a hostel. But after almost 6 months on the road, I’ve stayed in enough hostels to notice little things that make the hostel experience better.
Here’s my list in no particular order:
1. Free towel
I travel with a tiny MSR Packtowl because I a full-sized towel just takes up too much space and I prefer to travel light. It works fine for me but …