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Latest Americas travel stories
Ancient Tulum: A Maya city eternally facing the sunrise
About a week ago, I promised to write a post about Ancient Tulum. Here we go! One of the two beaches in Ancient Tulum You can't be in Tulum without exploring Zona Arqueológica. Well, you can, I suppose. But I can't. The path to the Mayan ruins winds through scrub and low jungle until suddenly the ocean appears, and then... [...]
Tulum and beyond: experiences, places, moments
A few years back, I was in Tulum with a couple of mates from uni days. We last saw each other in the 90s. Technicolour Tulum Leen lives in Canada, Tessa in the USA, and I live in Norway, and when we planned our little reunion, we originally thought California. It was going to be at the end [...]
Madison, Wisconsin – better late than never
There's something instantly comforting about Madison. Maybe it's the two lakes surrounding downtown, the easy pace of life, or the strong sense of community you feel almost immediately. Madison isn't a city that overwhelms you; it quietly invites you in. It has been a few years since I visited, and I've been meaning to write a little something about Madison [...]
The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo: Argentina’s quiet, courageous revolution
On an early January day, I trade the northern winter for southern summer. I'm expecting mornings with gourds of yerba mate, long conversations in cafes in the afternoon, and dinners that's meant to begin at 10pm, but doesn't really get started until midnight, music drifting from open windows and couples moving together in a sultry tango on a cobbled street [...]
La Recoleta: where the dead live beautifully
In the splendid city of Buenos Aires, La Recoleta is one of those barrios (neighbourhoods) that feels special, with grand architecture, leafy streets, and a strong sense of history. There is no shouting for attention in this barrio. No need to. It is a lovely place to people-watch at one of the many pavement cafés, or wander along stately museums [...]
El Ateneo Grand Splendid: possibly the most beautiful bookshop in the world
You know I love old libraries. But how about bookshops? Amongst some truly gorgeous ones I have seen, El Ateneo Grand Splendid is in a class of its own. Wandering around in Buenos Aires a January day two years ago, I was not expecting a bookshop to stop me in my tracks, but that is exactly what happened. In the [...]
Lima’s historic centre at dusk: a walk with a twist
Lima, 21 September 2025 Late afternoon in Lima’s historic centre feels almost cinematic. The sun dips low, painting the façades of colonial buildings in amber light. At first, the air hums with that unhurried rhythm that only cities by the sea seem to have. That's about to change very soon. This time, I am stopping over in Lima just for [...]
Time did not forget Quito
Leaving Lake Titicaca, my plan is to take the train to Cusco and onwards to Aguas Calientes and Machu Picchu. But transportation strikes and not having enough time to risk it, means it's pretty much a non-starter. So what to do with a few days instead? Where, within reasonable travelling distance, have I not yet been? Quito in 18 stories [...]
Hiking the sacred Island of the Sun
Peace at the top of the world High in the Bolivian Andes, where the air is thinner and the light turns everything to gold, is Lake Titicaca, the highest-altitude navigable lake on this planet. I have hopped on a bus from Puno on the Peruvian side of the lake, towards its Bolivian shores. Along the way, the bus stops at [...]
Waking dreams on water: Puno and the Uros Islands
There are places that feel like fairy tales before you even arrive. Lake Titicaca and the Uros floating islands are exactly that. Although I have read lots about Titicaca and the floating reed islands, I am not prepared for the surreal, quiet beauty of this mythical lake. Puno: A city in the sky I fly from Lima to Juliaca. Five [...]
Trinidad: Calypso, culture, colour
What do you think of when you hear Trinidad? Temple in the Sea Maybe not Hindu temples... but Carnival perhaps? Or steel drums? We are at the end of a nice long trip in the northern parts of South America, and have 3 days in Trinidad. We plan to explore a little, but mostly do nothing much. We wander around [...]
Why is everyone talking about Guyana?
Which country is squeezed between Suriname, Venezuela and Brazil? Arriving from Paramaribo, this is my first impression of Guyana. Until recently, most people couldn't point to Guyana on a map. Some mistake it for Ghana, ca 6,500 km away, as the crow flies. But mostly it is overlooked entirely. Change is afoot, though - and it's coming fast. Lately, Guyana [...]
