Riga

Traditional Dance, Sabile, Latvia

July 19 – August 16, 2017 (Summer) By the time we arrived in Riga, the Baltic states were already near to our hearts. Long summer days, big markets, a nice apartment, and the promise of another beautiful and walkable city made Latvia’s capital easy to love. We spent a pleasant…

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Vilnius

Gediminas Tower, Vilnius, Lithuania

June 21 – July 19, 2017 (Summer) Our extraordinary stay in Estonia made us eager to see more of the Baltic states. The earliest opportunity came after Prague, when Lithuania was just a few tantalizing days away by bus. Here we were spoiled for choice in such a small country.…

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Prague

Old Town Square at Night, Prague, Czech Republic

May 21 – June 19, 2017 (Summer) Everywhere we’ve traveled, people wanted to know if we’d been to the Czech Republic. “You haven’t had great beer until you’ve been to Prague!” they’d say. When it happened to be the cheapest destination for a flight out of South America, we took…

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La Floresta

Orange Sunset, La Floresta, Uruguay

April 19 – May 20, 2017 (Fall) The Atlantic coast of Uruguay is studded with world-class beaches. Some, like Punta del Este, have developed into ritzy resort towns, catering to wealthy Brazilians and Argentinians looking for a safer place to holiday. Others are more like La Floresta. A quiet town…

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Montevideo

Parque Rodo, Montevideo, Uruguay

March 22 – April 19, 2017 (Early fall) In a lot of ways, Montevideo and Buenos Aires are alike. Each is the capital and largest city of its country. They both grill a lot of beef, drink a lot of wine, and consider mate a national treasure. They share similar…

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Torres del Paine

Monte Almirante Nieto, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

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Day One: Mirador Las Torres It took nearly our entire stay, but we finally escaped Punta Arenas for the breathtaking wilderness of Torres del Paine National Park. We found a small Airbnb in Puerto Natales to serve as our home base for three nights, busing into the park each morning and back…

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Punta Arenas

Bottom of the World, Punta Arenas, Chile

February 21 – March 21, 2017 (Beginning of fall) Wintering in the Southern Hemisphere was really disorienting. In Buenos Aires, Christmas lights decorated pine trees indoors but palm trees outside, and while family shared pictures of fresh snow we worried about sunburn in Santiago. We were excited for a chance…

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Santiago

Mercado De Abastos Tirso De Molina, Santiago, Chile

January 21 – February 21, 2017 (Summer) After two weeks on a crowded, expensive cruise ship, a crowded, expensive city was nevertheless a welcome sight. The entire capital region was engulfed in a thick blanket of wildfire smoke when we arrived at the port in Valparaíso. Over a few weeks,…

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Patagonian Cruise

Sunset at Sea, Chile

January 6 – 21, 2017 (Summer) We were not in our right minds. From the perspective of a sweltering summer day in Budapest, a cruise though the icy waters of Patagonia was a tantalizing thought. There’d be mountains, glaciers, and especially penguins. We ran the numbers; once we factored in…

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Buenos Aires

Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires, Argentina

December 1, 2016 – January 6, 2017 (Summer) Buenos Aires was never high on our list, but it found a way on anyway, and we’re glad it did. Our trip through South America required some serious trade-offs. We didn’t have a month to give to every country, and some (like…

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