Free Walking Tours in Buenos Aires are not only Affordable, they are Very Fun! We took several awesome “free” walking tours in Buenos Aires during our week-long visit. I put “free” in quotes because although the tour guides don’t charge a fee…
Category: Cheap Travel in South America
Affordable Wine Tasting in Mendoza, Argentina On Your Own with BusVitivinicola We have gone wine tasting in California, France, Germany, New Zealand and Australia. Each region has had its own approach to wine tourism. In all of these cases we…
Getting to and visiting Machu Picchu really isn’t a budget trip. Entrance alone is about $45 for the day. But it’s a world heritage site and a bucket-list destination so here are some tips that might make it a bit…
$15 Extra per Night for A Lot More Comfort in Ollantaytambo We are staying in Ollantaytambo, Peru and we originally booked a hostal called Janaxpacha Backpackers for US$35 per night including breakfast. (In Peru, small inns are called hostals but…
Free Accommodations in Cusco Peru and Cheap Fun, too! I have said this many times before in this blog, as soon as you start planning a trip, you need to start racking up the points and miles. We have been…
I am in Stage 1 of planning our six-week trip to South America using points and miles this fall. I’m a natural planner but thank goodness I am because it’s taking a ton of it! We’ve already selected the countries where we will visit and…
Today I spent the day figuring out how to maximize our miles for free flights to South America. I think I came up with a great plan but I would like your opinion if I’m missing some trick and any other suggestions.…