Reading suggestions · South America

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This travel journal summarizes a trip taken in March to Argentine and Chilean Patagonia. It starts in El Calafate and ends in Ushuaia.

So, off we go on a somewhat adventurous trip with three domestic flights (two on the first day and one on the last day), two overnight bus rides to make short hops, several car rentals, the services of multiple drivers to improve travel comfort, and even a tour operator for crossing the Salar...

Some trips are born twice.

Ours was supposed to happen in 2020. Everything was ready: the itinerary, the flight tickets, the hotel reservations and Machu Picchu, the rental car, the dreams of high altitudes and wide-open spaces. And then the world stopped.

As we’ve said many times, 10 days is pretty short for Brazil! But it’s still enough for a “little introduction.” My very recent experience (April 2025) with a 2½-week itinerary might give you some ideas.

The years go by and Machu Picchu has been on our "to-do list" for a few decades now... But Peru, fortunately, is so much more than just this legendary site... The two of us set off for a 15-day trip.

After about 12 hours of flying from Toulouse (via Paris), we landed in Bogotá 6 years after our first trip to Colombia. This time, our journey will be very different—the only common part being this stop in the Colombian capital.

Our transatlantic flight will cross the snow-capped line of the Andes, arriving in Santiago de Chile and returning from Lima! Between the two, two domestic flights and a big road loop starting from the coastal city of Arica to discover the treasures of Northern Chile.

I'm restarting my travel journals with my 2023 trip that took me from Costa Rica all the way to Suriname in a month and a half. First stop: Costa Rica. I arrived in San José at the end of September—a city I know well and never linger in.