South America

I spent the week in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest city. My favorite part? The Las Peñas neighborhood with its brightly colored houses and the stunning views from Santa Ana hill.

After my week in hot and sticky Guayaquil I couldn’t wait to get to the beach for a fresh ocean breeze. I had heard great things about Montañita, a small …

There are landmarks and monuments that you see a picture of and you just think: ‘Wow! This place looks amazing! I want to go there one day.‘ I feel that …

This week’s Polaroid features Colombia’s stunning Tayrona National Park, which stretches along the Caribbean, offering pristine beaches and jungle hikes.

We finally made it to Machu Picchu, one of the biggest items on our bucket list. The ancient Inca city did not disappoint – definitely a highlight of all our travels!

One of the highlights of my travels through Colombia: the 4-day jungle trek to Teyuna, Colombia’s Ciudad Perdida.. the fabled lost city of the Tayrona people.

A visit to Colombia’s coffee region and the beautiful Valle De Cocora was something I’d been looking forward to for a long time – and this week I finally made it to Salento, a small town in the heart of the zona cafetera.

I spent eight days exploring Colombia’s Amazonas region – a week filled with swimming in the Amazon, spotting pink river dolphins, an Ayahuasca ceremony, and much more…

I’d been wanting to visit Medellin for years, and now I finally made it to Colombia’s second city. Read on to find out what I got up to in Fernando Botero’s hometown!

In my monthly round-ups, I am looking back at my travels over the past four weeks, what went well and what didn’t, and what’s next for me.