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Santiago fish market, Mercado Central, Chile

Something a bit fishy

With restaurants and buzzing business, the fish market in Santiago is a tourist magnet. For locals, Mercado Central is the source of the best food.

Free walking tour in Santiago, Chile

Hitting the streets of Santiago

Chile’s capital is but a stage for our free tour guide. But there’s something about his stories that bring the city to life. And what a city Santiago is!

Ayothaya Floating Market, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Finding Thai tourists in Thailand

Yes, the Ayothaya Floating Market is made for tourists – but for local Thai tourists! That makes for an interesting enough sight in itself.

travelling in paraguay

Travels through Paraguay

What’s it like to travel through Paraguay? The buses aren’t the most comfortable but they are the most convenient and offer a real insight to the country.

granja el roble concepcion, paraguay, places to stay in concepcion, ecotourism in paraguay

Beyond the wall…

Near the city of Concepcion in Paraguay, a German biologist has set up his own personal zoo and ecotourism lodge. But what is the story behind it all?

Rio de Janeiro tourism

Rio’s tourism paradox

Despite a city with beaches, beautiful landscapes and a perfect climate, Rio has a tourist problem. And with the world’s eyes turning, it needs to fix it!

Favela tour in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Life in one of Rio’s favelas

Come inside the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. By reputation, they’re the worst of Brazil’s neighbourhoods. But you’ll be surprised at what’s going on.

Visiting Paraty, Brazil

Paraty Time

A small town between Rio and Sao Paulo is the perfect stop for the weary traveller. Paraty has become a popular tourist spot with beaches mixing with history.

What is Montevideo like?

Morning in Montevideo

Montevideo, Uruguay One a quiet Sunday morning, the streets of Montevideo are almost empty. The city is slowly awakening from a night of fiesta, another journey into the revelry of the dark which South America embraces as a proud tradition. Music had escaped the bars of the capital and filled the crowded streets; the restaurants […]

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