Summer got off to an exhilarating start as I ventured to Patagonia while visiting family and friends in Buenos Aires with Ary and Diego! Reminiscent of Eastern Sierras and the rivers of Humboldt/Siskiyou County, Patagonia’s diverse landscapes offered a captivating journey. Unlike my previous slow-travel experience to El Calafate, this trip was shorter yet brimming […]
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Patagonia Hiking: Bariloche – Cerro Catedral and Refugio Frey
San Carlos de Bariloche is a stunning lakeside town on the Argentinian side of Patagonia. It’s a three-hour bus ride from the quaint town of San Martin de Los Andes and it is a popular location for seasonal vacations and end-of-the-school-year trips. The natural setting combined with a small city-town vibe is a place not […]
Patagonia Hiking: Bariloche – Cerro Llao Llao
San Carlos de Bariloche is a stunning lakeside town in the Argentinian side of Patagonia. It’s a three-hour bus ride from the quaint town of San Martin de Los Andes and it is a popular location for seasonal vacations and end-of-the-school-year trips. The natural setting combined with a small city-town vibe is a place not […]
Falling in Love with Mt. Fitz Roy in Patagonia
One experience you will not hear me talk about enough is Fitz Roy, the rugged and snow covered mountains in the Southern Patagonia Ice-Fields. I mean, this is the ultimate adventurers playground and I’ve been dreaming about going back and I was only there three months ago. Sometimes we build a place in our mind […]
A Trekker’s Guide to [Patagonia] El Chalten, Argentina
El Chalten, Argentina is as outdoorsy of a town as you can get. It’s known for being a destination spot for rock climbing, ice trekking, hiking, bouldering, and fishing, but its most famously known for Mt. Fitz Roy along the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. It’s as beautiful in real life as it is in photographs […]
Day-Hike Guide: Onion Valley to Flower Lake in Inyo National Forest
In my new series “Ultimate Day-Hike Guide within 4 hrs of Los Angeles” I share 5 of my favorite hikes that are … you guessed it, within 4 hours of Los Angeles! For some of these day-hikes, you’ll have to camp overnight to make the most of it so I will also be sharing campground […]
How to Plan a Trip to Iguazu Falls, Argentina
Iguazu Falls is a massive geographical wonder that calls both Argentina and Brazil home. I have yet to visit Niagra Falls, but was told that while Niagra Falls is impressive, Iguazu is much taller and wider and within a tropical climate so it pretty much beats Niagra. I just got back from my third trip […]
Video Diary: Traveling in Argentina Part 1
Hands down, Argentina has been one of my favorite countries I have ever been to. For over two months, I explored the vastly different provinces with unique food, culture and landscapes which varied from one province to the next. If you haven’t been following my journey, I’ll catch you up. In October I landed in […]
Adrift Anywhere’s Best Travel Moments of 2014
With the new year just a few inches away, I can’t help but to stop and look back at the year I just had and be absolutely appreciative of every single moment that I experienced. There were many firsts, many mistakes, many cities, beds, flights, bus rides and experiences I came across and will forever […]
Bucket List Win: Hiking to Fitz Roy in El Chalten– Argentina
I just experienced one of the ultimate highlights of traveling through Argentina and that would be finally knocking off Fitz Roy from my bucket list and it was a million times better than I could have ever imagined. Fitz Roy is on the Patagonian range in a very small town, El Chalten, which means “smokey.” […]