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Mendoza, the Most Livable Place in South America

by Lu August 18, 2020

On a continent that often proved frustrating, Mendoza, Argentina could not have been a more welcoming respite, a food and wine paradise with leafy tree-lined boulevards and the nicest people.

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3 Day Bogota Travel Guide

by Lu February 20, 2020

Bogota is Colombia’s capital city at the foot of the Andes, with a colonial old town remarkably similar to the one in Quito, Ecuador. Even though Bogota is a huge city, the tourist attractions are mostly clustered in the old town, which you can visit in a day or two.

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One Week Medellin Travel Guide

by Lu February 16, 2020

From Cartagena we flew to Medellin, Colombia’s city of eternal spring set in the lush Aburrá valley. Once the most dangerous city in the world in the 1980s, Medellin has transformed itself into the most innovative city in the last decade.

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3 Day Travel Guide to Colorful Cartagena

by Lu February 13, 2020

In February we spent a few days in Cartagena, Colombia, famed for its colorful old city inside a fortress-like wall. February we discovered was summer, the dry season when the city receives the most tourists, driving prices up and making Cartagena Colombia’s most expensive city.

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A Guide to Arequipa, Peru’s Most Beautiful City

by Lu October 21, 2019

We found Lima to be a big, gritty city with perpetually foggy weather, congested traffic, and poor air quality. Only a few neighborhoods are safe to walk around in, and of those, Miraflores has become overly commercial and cute, colorful Barranco is being overtaken by high-rise developments.

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Exploring Quito

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We just spent 4 days exploring Quito, the first city on our South America trip. At an elevation of 9350 feet and right next to the equator, Quito also happens to be the best preserved colonial town in the Americas.

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Discover Yerevan, Armenia’s Up and Coming Capital

by Lu August 14, 2019

Yerevan has no shortage of concrete block buildings and monuments from its Soviet past, but you’ll also see a snow-capped mountain looming in the distance. This is Mount Ararat, Armenia’s beloved national symbol, which you’ll begin to notice everywhere.

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Why Vienna is the Most Livable City in the World

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Three years into traveling all over the world, we were incredibly impressed by Vienna’s livability. It’s expensive but you get remarkable value for your money. The city is beautiful, clean, functional, and walkable, with a high density of cultural institutions, green spaces, and exquisite architecture.

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The first thing you should do upon landing in Vienna is walk the Ringstrasse, or Ring Road, a circular boulevard around the former imperial center of the city. It’ll lead you to most of the famous buildings and gardens in Vienna.

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17 Unique Experiences to Try in Japan

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In 2018 we spent a month and a half in Japan. We went to all the “must-see” places like Arashiyama Bamboo Forest, Nara Deer Park, and Fushimi Inari Taisha, and were inevitably disappointed by how overhyped and crowded these sites were. So here’s a list of places we recommend instead.

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