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A road trip through South Dakota: the 3-day guide

From Colorado we drove for hours and hours and miles and miles up north through the Interstellar-like dusty grain fields of Wyoming – all the way to South Dakota. “Have

A day around South Dakota’s rugged Badlands National Park

From Colorado we drove for hours and hours and miles and miles up north through the Interstellar-like dusty grain fields of Wyoming. Until – suddenly – the dramatic landscapes of

Hiking the Painted Hills in the wild wild east of Oregon

Howdy ho! Get ready to drive rugged sceneries that wouldn’t old western movies. You might not expect it, but you can actually grasp that Wild Wild West feeling pretty close

A close encounter with Wyoming’s weirdest rock: the Devils Tower

I’d seen a picture of Devil Tower a couple of years ago and this basically had been my main association with Wyoming ever since. I didn’t even knew Wyo (as

A 2-day ultimate itinerary for Crater Lake, Oregon

I had a difficult time up front deciding how many days we needed to stay in and around Crater Lake to experience it all. I was thinking about 4 days

(Outdoor) things to do in Fort Collins, Colorado

I like American small towns – they just teach you how to slowww down. With its 150.000 people you wouldn’t necessarily think Fort Collins could be considered as one, but

Visual diary of the Salkantay Trekking in Peru

WHAT: The epic Salkantay Trekking WHERE: Along the Camino de Salkantay, all the way towards the ancient inca ruins of Machu Picchu HOW LONG: 5 days in total: 4 days

The epic Salkantay trekking to Machu Picchu in pictures, PART II

Get ready for this once in a lifetime trip! We joined Salkantay Trekking for a 4-day hike along the 51 km / 31 miles of the Camino de Salkantay: a perfect trekking

The epic Salkantay trekking to Machu Picchu in pictures, PART I

Get ready for this once in a lifetime trip! We joined Salkantay Trekking for a 4-day hike along the 51 km / 31 miles of the Camino de Salkantay: a perfect trekking

Things to do in Tafí del Valle, Argentina

As we had travelled for the last weeks in bone-dry areas of the salt flats in the south of Bolivia, the desert town of San Pedro de Atacama in Chile

The perfect itinerary for Rapa Nui / Easter Island

Planning a stunning trip to the insanely remote island of Rapa Nui? Splendid choice! Although you can see all of the island (if you’re in a hurry and willing to

Hiking the crater of Rano Kau on Easter Island

WHAT: A hike around the crater of Rano Kau, the biggest volcano of Easter Island + a visit to the ancient village of Orongo WHERE: Just outside the little town