The Americas
South and Central America arrived in our story in the most unlikely way. We started in Antarctica, which still feels slightly unreal to type, all ice-blue silence and the kind of landscape that makes you speak in whispers. And because we were already on that side of the world, we did what full-time travellers always do when a door opens. We stepped through it, and turned one extraordinary arrival into months of wandering our way through the Americas.
“From ice to jungle, the Americas feel like a thousand worlds”
There is a rawness to travelling here that I loved, the kind that makes you feel small in the best way. Patagonia in Argentina was all wind and wide horizons, a landscape that looks calm until you’re in it, hair whipped sideways, staring at mountains that feel almost too dramatic to be real. And then there was La Paz, Bolivia, where the city seems to spill down the mountainside in every direction, bright and chaotic and completely unlike anywhere else we’ve been, the altitude turning even a simple walk into an adventure.
But the place that held us most deeply was Peru. We spent a month based in Cusco, long enough to settle into a rhythm, and it gave us some of our favourite memories from the continent. Not just the famous sights, but the local experiences that made it feel personal, walking with alpacas, spending time with a local family, sharing moments that reminded us why we travel slowly in the first place.
This page is where I’m gathering our South and Central America travel guides, the places we’ve loved, the routes that worked, and the practical details that make a trip here feel more approachable. If you’re planning your own journey, start here, then give yourself the gift of time. The Americas reward it, with landscapes that stop you mid-sentence and experiences that stay with you long after you’ve moved on.
