by Florence Murphy | Sep 29, 2014 | Accommodations, Bolivia, Reviews, South America
Gateway to the natural wonder that is the world’s largest salt flats, Uyuni is a city visited mainly by passer-by tourists. Located in the south-west of Bolivia, the city is known for its militia, its high lithium content and its chilly temperatures. Of course, the...
by Florence Murphy | Sep 28, 2014 | Accommodations, Chile, Reviews, South America
A few days into Santiago, we had adjusted to the transition from Argentina to Chile. The city is imbued with so many beautiful sights, with the Andes and a smaller mountainous range enclosing the massive capital, and with nineteenth century financial, political and...
by Florence Murphy | Sep 22, 2014 | Accommodations, Chile, Reviews, South America
After a toiling twelve-hour bus journey through the Andes Mountains (which had some of the most amazing scenery we’d ever seen), we had made the transition from the beautiful land of Argentina and arrived in Chile’s captivating capital, Santiago. Anyone who...
by Florence Murphy | Sep 21, 2014 | Accommodations, Argentina, South America
There is no greater neighbourhood in Buenos Aires than that of Palmero Soho. Just shy of a five star rating on Tripadvisor, most of the cities’ natives live in this spot as it has countless cafés, restaurants, nightclubs, parks, museums, galleries, high end shops and...
by Florence Murphy | Sep 16, 2014 | Accommodations, Argentina, South America
Monsterrat lies at the heart of Buenos Aires’ business district, and beholds many traditional public buildings such as the City Hall, the National University and the Ministry for Defence. It makes for wonderful sightseeing and is centred on main avenues and plazas...
by Florence Murphy | Sep 11, 2014 | Accommodations, Argentina, South America
The capital of Argentina ingrains itself in its autonomous stance that it received in 1994; you can feel it in the European-esque architecture around you, in its various cultural identities and in its sheer population. A South American Paris, its nightlife does...
