Europe’s hottest destination
Australians love to follow each other around the world. Anyone lucky enough to experience the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Oktoberfest in Munich or Tomorrowland in Belgium will know exactly what I am talking about. Every year, an army of twenty-something Australians band together and cross the globe in search of the ultimate party. Last year ...
Brazil’s hidden pirate beaches
On my last day in Búzios an Argentinean backpacker told me that I was an hours drive from some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. I thought I’d already found paradise in the seaside town of Búzios, so this kind of claim could only mean one thing. These beaches were going to be ...
Bahía Inglesa, Chile
Bahía Inglesa is a tiny village located near the port of Caldera in Chile that’s home to one of the most beautiful beaches in the country. Only a few hundred locals inhabit the town, with Bahía Inglesa becoming a tourist mecca in the holiday season. We were there in early January just before the crowds and ...
Playa la Virgen, Chile
Arriving at Playa la Virgen was like when Leonardo Dicaprio finally found the turquoise waters and white sands in the movie The Beach. After an epic 12-hour road trip through the Atacama Desert that ended with our passenger door almost falling off, roadside food poisoning and a GPS that tried to direct us off a ...
The Atacama Desert, Chile
Our travel window was closing and it was closing fast. With just one week left in Chile on our South America trip, we’d hit a bit of a snag. We had planned to take the 12-hour bus ride up through the Atacama Desert from Santiago to Copiapó to visit the aqua waters of Playa la ...
Paraty Beach House
While researching my end of year trip to South America, I stumbled across a cute little historical town in Brazil called Paraty. Apparently it’s known for its 19th century colonial architecture, but I can’t tell you a thing about that. I’m too busy imagining what my life would be like if I called this palatial ...
