Travel
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…
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…
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…
