Similarities between Slovakia and Chile

I clearly remember the day when I crossed the Argentinian – Chilean border and was hoping for different cuisine than in Argentina. Steaks, white baguettes and pizza not even resembling the traditional Italian pizza I was used to after living in Brindisi were far away from the food I could enjoy. I spent a month hiking [...]

Posted on 21 Oct 2013 by Alexandra Kovacova in Chile, Europe, habits, photo, Slovakia, South America, tips, travel

Love affair with street art

I have a confession to make. It probably doesn’t come as a surprise to those who know me well, but the world needs to know: I fell in love while travelling. I know, I know, I too never saw it coming. Like many great love affairs, it took me by surprise.One day I was walking [...]

Posted on 28 Dec 2012 by Alexandra Kovacova in photo, relationship, South America

My best hiking in 2012

The year 2011 was for me about visiting the best 24 beaches around the world, the nicest sunsets I saw and also many misadventures but 2012 was more about hiking. Yes, you hear me right! I am not just a beach bum as you might think, my love of mountains is the same big. I [...]

Posted on 27 Dec 2012 by Alexandra Kovacova in achievement, adventures, Argentina, Central America, Chile, Costa Rica, Europe, nature, photo, Portugal, Slovakia, South America, Spain, tips, travel

12 things to do in Sucre

I planned to stay in Sucre, Bolivia for two days only, but the destiny changed everything and it made me stay for a week. I gave a third chance to Sucre and thus was able to visit a lot more. And these are my favorite 12 things to do in Sucre: 1. PARQUE BOLIVAR – my hostel Traveller’s [...]

Posted on 19 Dec 2012 by Alexandra Kovacova in Bolivia, budget travel, castles, photo, South America, tips, travel

Giving a third chance to Sucre – white city of the America

I remember very well the days when I was planning my South American trip in January 2012. After visiting Argentina and Chile, Bolivia is on to-do list. I asked a few friends and checked online the best places to visit there and Sucre was mentioned too.I was planning to stay in Sucre just for a [...]

Posted on 17 Dec 2012 by Alexandra Kovacova in Bolivia, budget travel, changes, personal, South America, travel

My dream of visiting Peru

with my friend Kami in Madrird with Machu Picchu photo behind

Maybe you remember back in April 2012 when I wrote about how it was easier not to plan much in Bolivia. At least I remember it very clearly as it was just yesterday. After visiting one of my favorite places on Earth for 3 days, Uyuni salt flat, I got very sick and the altitude [...]

Posted on 13 Dec 2012 by Alexandra Kovacova in adventures, changes, Peru, South America, travel, video

Tarabuco market in Bolivia with Oasis Tours

I still remember clearly that after visiting absolutely stunning Uyuni salt flat, my sinusitis got the best of me and completely destroyed me. I realised planning in Bolivia was not a good thing to do. My days in Sucre I spent sick, sipping on my hot green tea and not seeing much.When I thought I [...]

Posted on 06 Dec 2012 by Alexandra Kovacova in Bolivia, budget travel, habits, photo, press trip, South America, tips, travel, video

What to do in Tarija – the capital of smiles

driving to Tarija up throught the mountains

Tarija. A very traditional town in the South of Bolivia, not very touristy but definitely worth a visit! It is a town not just rich in gas (86 % of gas reserve of the whole Bolivia), but mostly rich in history, culture and traditions, together with its landscape. And also agriculture – milk, cheese, fruit, [...]

Posted on 30 Nov 2012 by Alexandra Kovacova in Bolivia, budget travel, nature, photo, South America, transport, travel

Similarities and differences between Chile and Argentina

When I was finally able to explore South America in January 2012 for a bit, I have to say I was really shocked by the culture (in a good way!) but mostly by some things I didn’t expect there at all. The same as it is not very accurate to call something for example “Asian” [...]

Posted on 05 Sep 2012 by Alexandra Kovacova in Argentina, Chile, photo, South America, tips, transport, travel

Colourful world

BLUE after sunset in Boracay in the Philippines

BLUE GREEN YELLOW WHITE RED

Posted on 24 Aug 2012 by Alexandra Kovacova in Argentina, Asia, beach, Europe, Philippines, photo, Slovakia, South America

Photos of my 9 favorite places in Argentina

I spent around a month in Argentina early 2012 and I loved the nature over there! There are just so many places I fell in love with! Patagonia is simply my heaven when it comes to landscapes and animals!But I tried and chose just my 9 favorite places there: Paso Cordoba in Lanin National Park Perito MorenoTo see [...]

Posted on 29 May 2012 by Alexandra Kovacova in achievement, adventures, Argentina, nature, photo, South America, tips, travel

Pampas tour in the Amazon of Bolivia – day 2 of anaconda searching, piranhas fishing and observing caimans at night

After the first day in the pampas of Bolivia, our second day started early. We heard the howler monkeys making noise early in the morning and then the group next door woke up very early to go to see the sunrise. Then we tried to sleep a little bit more, took showers at 7.30 am [...]

Posted on 02 May 2012 by Alexandra Kovacova in achievement, adventures, Bolivia, nature, photo, South America, the sky, tips, transport, travel

Pampas tour in the Amazon of Bolivia – day 1 observing the wildlife

on the small Amaszonas plane from La Paz to Rurrenabaque

When everything went wrong for me for a week or so in Bolivia and when I went to Sucre just to meet up with my platonic love I was so looking forward to for 9 months but it never happened, it looked like I was not going to have time to visit some jungle stuff [...]

Posted on 30 Apr 2012 by Alexandra Kovacova in achievement, adventures, Bolivia, flights, food, nature, photo, South America, tips, transport, travel