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So What’s Buenos Aires Like?

Posted on 22. Jan, 2012 by Steph.

Unlike a lot of place I go, I know quite a bit about Buenos Aires already. This is in part because of my childhood obsession with Evita (I love Andrew Lloyd Webber and I’m not ashamed!) but mostly because my handsome Argentinean-American boyfriend has not shut up about the place since we met. This city [...]

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The Problem with Quito

Posted on 18. Dec, 2011 by Steph.

Quito is a pretty city. Like really, really pretty: It’s over 500 years old, built by conquistadors on the site of an old Inca City. The huge old town is full of elegant buildings and elaborate churches built by different orders of missionaries. It was the very first city to be designated an UNESCO [...]

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Street Art of Bogota: A Photo Essay

Posted on 13. Nov, 2011 by Steph.

In many cities, ugly scribbles of graffiti are a sign of decay and neglect. This isn’t true in Bogota, where dozens of colorful “street artists” are repainting the city in creative ways: The street artists of Bogota all have serious day jobs. They are college professors, graphic designers and authors. They don’t alway work under the cover [...]

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Zipaquirá: the Underground Salt Cathedral

Posted on 30. Oct, 2011 by Steph.

Zipaquirá is a small city about 35 miles out of Bogota. It’s a really popular day trip for visitors, and not just because it’s an absolutely lovely city: The main attraction here isn’t the beautiful church or the old town. It’s actually what’s happening below the surface that people care about. You see, Zipaquirá has had [...]

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The Weird World of Colombian Fruits

Posted on 18. Oct, 2011 by Steph.

Most people think of cocaine and coffee when considering Colombian agriculture, but in actuality Colombia is a spectacularly fertile place. Not only does Colombia grow a large percentage of the flowers imported to the USA, it’s got an incredible diversity of fruits. Seriously, Colombia has fruits you’ve never even heard of, never even dreamed of! [...]

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Monserrate: High Above the City

Posted on 11. Oct, 2011 by Steph.

It was one of those spontaneous Sunday afternoon plans. We were having a leisurely brunch with our new friend Marcela and JL. As travel bloggers and Bogotaños, they were eager to show us the city and it’s charms. Since it was a rare sunny day, Marcela suggested we head to Monserrate, the mountain that towers [...]

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Bogota: First Impressions

Posted on 09. Oct, 2011 by Steph.

I honestly didn’t know what to expect going into Colombia. Everyone I’d met who has been there said wonderful things: that it was beautiful, interesting and diverse. Everyone I’d met who hadn’t been there immediately started talking about cocaine and narco-terrorism. Although I patiently explained that Colombia is much safer now then it was ten [...]

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The Mysterious Plain of Jars

Posted on 20. Mar, 2011 by Steph.

Some people come to Laos for the partying. Others are drawn by it’s rural charm, or it’s violent history. None of these things were the main attraction for me. I came to Laos for the Jars. The Plain of Jars. Have you heard of it? Maybe not, if you’re not an archeology nerd like me. [...]

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Dalat is For Lovers

Posted on 10. Feb, 2011 by Steph.

Vietnam is a busy whirl of constant surprises. One day you’re learning about the American War another you seem to have walked into a postcard, and then one day, you wake up and you’re in Paris. Well, sort of. “The Paris of Vietnam” is the nickname of the city of Dalat. And boy are they [...]

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