5 Days in La Paz: Cholita Wrestling and an 11-Course Lunch
We spent five days in this magnificent city, floating over it in cable cars, watching a female version of lucha libre and enjoying an 11-course meal.
We spent five days in this magnificent city, floating over it in cable cars, watching a female version of lucha libre and enjoying an 11-course meal.
A three-day detour at the Argentina-Bolivia border and severe altitude sickness showed our family all that money and U.S. privilege can’t buy.
With our three young boys, we hiked through a landscape transformed by a recent volcanic eruption. It was the ultimate worldschooling field trip.
From best mocha to best jungle tour, we share the tastes, places, and experiences in South America that elicited the most Wows on our family gap year.
Chile / Environment & Sustainability / Food
by Liuan
by Liuan · Published October 7, 2023 · Last modified October 3, 2023
Our first day in Puerto Natales, we stumbled upon Efecto Granel, a zero-waste bulk food store. Liuan interviewed the creative and resourceful woman proprietor.
With endless natural features, trails, and a relaxed rural vibe, this relatively unknown destination is one we remember most fondly.
We expected the final week of our family gap year — in a small Costa Rican beach town — to be simple and uneventful. It was anything but.
On our three week road trip through Ecuador, we experimented with an older style of travel: foregoing advanced booking and making it up as we went.
A routine police checkpoint turns into a tense standoff when the police give us a choice: pay a $900 bribe or go to prison.
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