Buenos Aires
October 9, 2023I’ve heard stories about how I always have to hold on to my belongings, how unsafe it is, and how you cannot walk everywhere at night. Coming from one of the countries with the lowest crime rates, in the safest region of the world, having to constantly worry about what I’m doing and where my phone and wallet are was very stressful. That’s how I approached Buenos Aires (BA). I arrived at a hostel in San Telmo and felt incredibly alone. After traveling with great people for three weeks, starting to travel alone in a big and dangerous city really…
Shitty Birthday & Rediscovering Self-Worth
I arrived in Buenos Aires (BA) the morning before my birthday, having travelled with Sarah for three weeks and spent some time with Zack and Isabella. Entering a big city was unsettling. Perhaps it was the absence of familiar faces,…
Argentina – Mendoza
Mendoza was not a big thing in my initial planning of the trip. It is close to Santiago de Chile, so I thought it to be too far away from the destinations I wanted to visit (I hate long bus…
Argentinian Patagonia – Neuquén
Neuquén is so far away from El Calafate that it takes 30h bus travel (or a flight), and so far away from everything I knew as a 21-year-old kid Neuquén is not a touristy destination, but one I wanted to…
Argentinian Patagonia – Los Glaciares
Leaving Ushuaia felt confusing. I felt I “belonged” there, whatever that’s supposed to mean! It’s a feeling. It’s probably due to the locals and the hostel crowd I met. The city is a melting pot, with Argentinians from all over Argentina…
Argentinian Patagonia – Tierra del Fuego
You’ve certainly heard the name Patagonia, and most likely seen the clothing brand too (expensive one, but for a great reason*). Patagonia is a geographic term that in Argentina denotes close to 50% of the country (north south- wise, see…
Madrid, Toledo and Alicante
To start travelling to South America, I first needed to get there. Spain is one of the cheaper jumping points due to its historical ties to the region, and the many Latin Americans living there. I shared my initial plan…
The Game
My heart is drawn to you today In a passionate way, that becomes hurtful, when you sayI’m busy, I’m tired, or that other excuse, but hey, my emotions are mine, my burden to lose To think of me, standing in…
Departure
Why leaving? To an outsider, my world might seem close to ideal. I’ve been given so much in life. In some ways, I live at the top of Maslow’s pyramid of needs. My education brought me multiple university degrees from…
Home
I lost myself a bit today, in people, and memories,In aches of the old wounds that never seem to go away I packed my bags, delivered keys,What the hell am I doing – my inside screams Leaving home is heavy,…
Lost in a storm
Have you ever found yourself lost in a forest, unsure of where you’re going? That feeling when you think you know where you are going, only to discover you went in the opposite direction. How about being lost in a forest…
Finding way through life
