Now that the local ferries are open to foreigners, and guesthouses provide reasonable accommodation that are not in the tune of $1000 a night like the resorts, exploring local islands becomes a real possibility. As per usual, I started looking…
Back to Mendoza: Exploring the Uco Valley
Upon returning to Mendoza we checked back into the hostel Bed for Wine, a place we had found haphazardly on our first visit to the wine capital of Argentina. It may seem strange that we were going back to somewhere…
Welcome to Barf-re-al: Hell on Earth in Barreal
Alright, the town we were staying in was called Barreal not Barfreal, but that is always how I am going to remember it. It seems that I am making it a habit of telling stories about getting sick on the…
About Steph
Steph’s first trip was the typical “Euro-trip”, a 3 month semester off traipsing around Europe with a few girlfriends and a backpack weighing 17 kgs by the end. She learned her lesson quickly, and in future stuck to warmer climates…
About Marieke
Marieke’s love of travel began with a love of languages, majoring in both French and Russian at Memorial University of Newfoundland providing her with the opportunity to live for a semester in both St. Petersburg and St. Pierre et Miquelon.…