

General Comments Like almost everyone I have met who has traveled to Brazil, I loved my experience here. It is a huge country, diverse in land, people, culture and even language. When I first started thinking of my South America plans I considered skipping Brazil precisely because it was so huge and because I wanted [...]
Table of Contents Are You Your Biggest Obstacle? Goals and Motivation How Long Should It Take? Learning Components and Order of Learning Vocabulary Grammar Listening Reading Pronunciation Speaking (and Practice) Writing Language School or Private Tutoring? Re-activating a Previously Learned Language Learning Products and Software Learning in Other Ways Useful Tech Tools Language Learning Sites [...]
I am one of the fairly small number of travelers who has been fortunate enough take a tour to Antarctica. Unlike for others, it hasn’t been a specific goal of mine for a very long time. Rather, as I started contemplating my lengthy travels in Central and South America, I started hearing about Ushuaia, the [...]
General Comments Due to the fact that I spent more than four months in Buenos Aires and that it is in many ways a place unique and separate from Argentina as a whole, this guide will cover the parts of Argentina I visited outside of Buenos Aires (though be sure to check out my Buenos [...]
After almost a year wandering around South America I decided to take a bit of a break in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I arrived in late April 2011 and finally left mid-September. Here I will share some of the useful resources and, hopefully, insights I have into this popular South American city. “One thing you have [...]
Posted on 04 May 2012
Continuing to highlight my fascination with street art of all kinds, here are photos I took in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Continue Reading
Posted on 29 April 2012
Note: See the end of this post to see how you can get/use my expense tracking spreadsheet (free). Many people are interested in how much around-the-world (RTW) or other long-term travel costs, especially as a budget traveler or backpacker. As I explained in my Central America cost breakdown, before I began my multi-year Latin America [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 16 April 2012
I am not an SEO expert and have no desire to ever be one, especially since the nature of SEO is that it changes constantly, with Google making regular changes and the SEO horde trying to keep up and find ways to beat Google at the ranking game. Having said that, being completely ignorant of [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 09 April 2012
General Comments Like almost everyone I have met who has traveled to Brazil, I loved my experience here. It is a huge country, diverse in land, people, culture and even language. When I first started thinking of my South America plans I considered skipping Brazil precisely because it was so huge and because I wanted [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 21 March 2012
Brazil is a great country. Really. And, its economy seems to be thriving. There are even multiple low-cost airlines (Avianca, Azul, GOL, TAM, Webjet) that provide enough competition to make flying inside the country oftentimes as cheap an option as taking the bus. And, some of the associated websites are pretty good. There’s only one [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 14 March 2012
The boleto turístico (tourist ticket) in Cuzco, Perú allows entrance to multiple ruins and also to the Cuzco Cultural Art Center where there is a nightly traditional dance performance. Here is some video I took from that performance. Continue Reading
Posted on 01 March 2012
Note: See the end of this post to see how you can get/use my expense tracking spreadsheet (free). Many people are interested in how much around-the-world (RTW) or other long-term travel costs, especially as a budget traveler or backpacker. Latin America, generally being a fairly inexpensive destination, is popular for long-term itineraries. So, I bring [...] Continue Reading