Natal: Natal is one of the biggest cities in the North of Brazil. It is a typical large South American city, with a lot of traffic, malls and skyscrapers. The city doesn’t have a spectacular center or any must see historical sights. What it has, is a large beach front, a couple of pretty good …
Olinda: Olinda lies only 30 minutes outside of Recife, but it is a city of it’s own. While Recife is one of the biggest northern Brazilian cities, very modern, well known, full of luxury tourism and skyscrapers, Olinda is small, calm (except during carnival) and gives you more of a town vibe. The beach of …
While the towns of Maragogi, Tamandare and Porto de Galinhas are rather seldom heard of when you read about backpacking Brazil, a visit of these lesser frequented places is, in our opinion, so so worth it. Not only because you won’t experience mass tourism, but mainly because they are home to some of the best …
Another spectacular city. Salvador doesn’t get as many visitors as Rio, mainly due to the fact that most travelers focus on the more explored South of Brazil. That does not mean though that the city isn’t worth seeing. It is absolutely worth the visit! The most recommended districts to stay in are Rio Vermelho, Barra …
Rio might be our favorite capital city in South America. Not only because of it’s amazing coastline and beaches, but also because of the open vibe and the welcoming people. We happened to be there in March 2019, during carnival, which we cannot recommend highly enough…it is an unbelievable experience. If you have the chance …
Manaus, located at the Amazon river and surrounded by rainforest. There is one road connecting the rest of Brazil with Manaus, but to our knowledge there are no buses driving from Manaus to for example Rio, if there are, it would be for sure a hell of a ride. Most people fly in and out …
The further you go to the South/East of Bolivia, the less tourists you’ll find. Both Samaipata and Santa Cruz are a bit off the beaten path. Samaipata is a hippy town that got known over the years due to the fact that a couple of Europeans and Americans decided to spend the rest of their …
Cochabamba is a city that normally doesn’t get a lot of visitors. That might be due to the fact that most Bolivia travelers focus on La Paz and Uyuni. Although it is located close to the rainforest and national parks, most excursions and tours into the wild leave from Rurrenabaque which is located much higher …
Sucre, the official capital of Bolivia, is an absolute beauty. We fell in love with this city. In fact it is one of the most impressive and beautiful bigger cities/capitals we have visited in Latin America. The city center of Sucre is quite big. The whole inner circle of the city is a historical center, …
6 hours ride from Uyuni on a height of over 4000 meters lies the city of Potosí. Potosí used to be a very rich city in the 17th century, due to its large resources in silver and zinc. Until today Potosí’s biggest income comes from silver mining. Due to its past the city has a …
