Archive for May, 2007

5 months trek thru South America

Friday, May 25th, 2007

Kate and Scott get the award for the best named blog about trekking through South America: Save the Drama for Your Llama.
They recommend using the Rough Guides for travel through South America and I must agree that Rough Guides provide the best guidebooks to South America.
Read about Kate and Scott’s adventures in the [...]

A Year in Uruguay

Friday, May 25th, 2007

While most Americans are flocking to Buenos Aires, it’s nice to see someone spending a year in Uruguay. Chuck Stull teaches economics at Kalamazoo College and has brought his family to Uruguay for the academic year. Compare recycling in theory with recycling in practice.

Inflation in Cusco

Friday, May 25th, 2007

Cusco, Peru is one of my favorite places in South America but it seems that the charm and popularity of Cusco is taking a toll on the wallet. Karen and Kevin are a couple traveling around the world and report from Cusco that their 4 year old guidebook is out-of-date regarding the prices of food [...]