by Julissa Perez | Oct 7, 2026 | Afford It, Brazil, Destinations, Enjoy It, South America, Travel with Family, Travel with Friends, Travel with Kids, Uncategorized
How to Travel to Bahia Without Losing Your Sanity Spend the morning walking through one of Brazil’s most historically important cities, eat your way through a food culture shaped by strong African influences, listen to the sounds that helped define Brazilian music,...
by Julissa Perez | Oct 5, 2026 | Afford It, Destinations, Enjoy It, South America, Travel with Kids, Uncategorized, Uruguay
How to Travel to Uruguay Without Losing Your Sanity Walk the cobblestone streets of a UNESCO-listed colonial town, eat steak straight from the parrilla, sip Tannat wine, bike or stroll along miles of waterfront in Montevideo, then finish beside the beaches of...
by Julissa Perez | Sep 29, 2026 | Bolivia, Destinations, Enjoy It, Plan It, Points and Miles, South America, Travel with Family, Travel with Friends, Travel with Kids, Uncategorized
How to Travel to Bolivia Without Losing Your Sanity Bolivia does not ease you into the trip. La Paz sits high in the Andes, the Salar de Uyuni stretches into what looks like the edge of the earth, and a few days later you can be bouncing across the Altiplano in a...
by Julissa Perez | Sep 29, 2026 | Afford It, Colombia, Cultural Travel, Destinations, Enjoy It, Multigenerational Travel, Plan It, Points and Miles, Solo Travel, South America, Travel with Family, Travel with Friends, Travel with Kids, Uncategorized
How to Travel to Colombia Without Losing Your Sanity Colombia is one of those countries where researching a first trip can get out of hand quickly. Bogotá has museums, history, and food. Medellín has mountains, neighborhoods, public spaces, and an entirely different...
by Julissa Perez | Sep 28, 2026 | Afford It, Destinations, Enjoy It, Heritage Travel, Peru, Plan It, Points and Miles, South America, Uncategorized
How to Travel to Peru Without Losing Your Sanity I went to Peru when I was nine, almost 30 years ago. I don’t remember the name of our hotel, but somehow I still remember eating the best eggs of my life there every morning. Childhood travel memories are funny like...
by Julissa Perez | Sep 28, 2026 | Afford It, Destinations, Ecuador, Plan It, South America, Uncategorized
How to Travel to Ecuador Without Losing Your Sanity Ecuador looks wonderfully manageable on a map. Then you start researching and discover colonial cities, volcanoes, cloud forests, the Amazon, waterfalls, Pacific beaches, and the Galápagos Islands all competing for...