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Hotel Neruda in Santiago, Chile

Hotel Neruda in Santiago, Chile

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...

The Su Merced Boutique Hotel in Santiago

The Su Merced Boutique Hotel in Santiago

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...

1555 Malabia House: More than just a Hotel

1555 Malabia House: More than just a Hotel

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...

The Beautiful Bonito Hotel in Buenos Aires

The Beautiful Bonito Hotel in Buenos Aires

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...

Destino 26: The Number 1 Hostel in Montevideo

Destino 26: The Number 1 Hostel in Montevideo

Montevideo presented us with all sorts of cultural wonders; from tango bars and beachfront discos to the Rambla’s beautiful waterfront and high-end beach communities and suburbs, one of which we decided to take refuge in. Pocitos is a beach suburb this is ranked #6...

Relaxing in luxury at the Milord Hotel in Encarnacion

Relaxing in luxury at the Milord Hotel in Encarnacion

We decided to spend a few more days in Encarnacion as exploring the Jesuit Ruins, the least visited UNESCO world heritage site in the world, was something that we wanted to do. For those of you that read our blog regularly or know us personally, you will know that we...

The Maitei Apart Hotel, Encarnacion

The Maitei Apart Hotel, Encarnacion

We arrived into Encarnacion on the Argentinean border after an 8 hour bus journey from Asuncion. Tired and hungry, we wanted somewhere to rest up for a day or two and complete some online tasks that had to be cleared out. We heard of a really cool hotel online that...

Impressions of Rio de Janeiro

Impressions of Rio de Janeiro

We booked our flights to South America way back in October and it seemed like the time would never come around for us to board our one-way flight to Rio de Janeiro and experience the awesomeness of Brazil. Our trip coincidently collided with the biggest football...