The Sights And Sounds of the Mercado de Abastos Tirso de Molina in Santiago Chile
There is a lesser known market called the Mercado de Abastos Tirso de Molina. It is a five minute walk across the Recoleta street…
There is a lesser known market called the Mercado de Abastos Tirso de Molina. It is a five minute walk across the Recoleta street…
The Mercado Central is located north of downtown Santiago and it’s only a 10 minute walk from Plaza de Armas. The Mercado Central de…
According to an article from Reuters, “(Reuters) – Four U.S. airlines temporarily suspended flights to and from Mexico City on Thursday after a volcano…
There’s a cool pedestrian only street called Calle Corregidora next to the Macroplaza in Monterrey, Mexico. Calle Corregidora is lined up with street vendors,…
Barrio Lastarria is historical neighborhood found between the Bellas Artes neighborhood and the Catholic University of Chile. This is my favorite neighborhood because there…
The Airport Taxi Scam When you first enter a foreign country in Latin/South America, you will be pestered by third party taxi companies. Never…
I traveled to Rio de Janeiro two weeks ago and days prior to the first Confederations Cup match between Mexico and Italy. In addition,…
Contrary to what you may believe, there is a huge booming economy within the slums and shantytowns of Rocinha. Real estate is at its…
A lot of favelas in Rio de Janeiro are still prominently run by drug lords. According to my local favela tour guide Eddie, he…
I hired a favela tour guide on bealocal.com which bears the tagline, “Be a Local – Don’t Be a Gringo!” I had mixed thoughts…
Leblon is one of my favorite neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro. There’s just so much going on in Leblon beach and within the local…
Ipanema is located between the Leblon and Copacabana neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro. Ipanema beach is quite similar to Leblon and Copacabana in terms…
Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro is most famous for its beaches. Copacabana is located in the Zona Sul (Southern Zone) of district of Rio…
I took a bus and headed to Centro Rio de Janeiro after visiting the Christ the Redeemer statue. My first experience with the Rio…
I took a bus from El Centro to Urca and got off at Benjamin Constant. From there, it was a ten minute walk to…
I bought my round-trip ticket for the train to see the Christ the Redeemer statue online at http://www.corcovado.com.br/ingles/index.html which was R$46.00. You can choose…
The Plaza de Armas is located in the city-center of Santiago Chile. It’s the central meeting-place for locals as it is the city’s main…
I took the metro from the Pedro de Valdivia station (nearby Sheraton Santiago) to La Moneda station (Downtown Santiago) and the journey took less…
From the El Conquistador hotel, it was a five minute drive north to Laguna Grande in Fajardo Puerto Rico. Laguna Grand is a seasonal…
This Sunday, I’m about to embark on a long mileage run vacation. I took advantage of a mistake fare from Orlando to Rio de…