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Wild Peninsula Valdez, Argentina
See orcas at the beach, where they belong.
I first became aware of this enormous peninsula years ago when I heard about the burgeoning whale-watching attraction there. A thousand miles south of Buenos Aires on the south Atlantic coast, this region lies at ...
Cabo Polonio, bona fide best of Uruguay
No roads or electricity? All the more reason to visit.
There may well be other places like this, a scruffy village of dwellings on a cape which seems like it’s from another time, but I haven’t seen any. Most locations remind you of some other ...
Salento, cream of Colombia's coffee country
Experience small-town Colombia and some spectacular hiking on the finca.
Salento is an historic colonial town high in the mountains of the department of Quindio, situated 250 kilometers due south of Medellin. It used to be on the main route between Bogota and Popoyan even ...
Escape to Minca, Colombia
Get a break from the heat of the north coast in this sleepy backpacker hub.
It’s not the kind of place that comes to mind when thinking about Colombia, but a little mountain village called Minca gets my vote for best of honors. A slow 17 kilometers up and out ...
Buenos Aires in 48 hours
Must-do's, see's and eats in the impressive Argentinean capital.
It's surely one of the most impressive cities in South America, and a must-see for any traveler, even folks who prefer the countryside. Having said that, Buenos Aires is a gigantic mass of humanity, and ...
Adventures in Bariloche: a Top 10
Visit this Argentinean gateway to Patagonia and "Tahoe of South America."
Known as the Tahoe of South America — and the portal to glorious Patagonia — San Carlos de Bariloche is worth spending a few kick-ass days in before continuing on to El Bolsón or Villa ...
The next Koh Phi Phi: Koh Rong, Cambodia
Add this less-touristed (for now) island to your Southeast Asia list.
Editor's note: this article was originally written in 2013, after the author returned from a trip to Asia. As Cambodia continues its surge in developing mass tourism, there are several places where the change will ...
