Blog Posts for South America & Central America

Brendan is a travel writer and photographer from Alberta, Canada.  You can read about his travels at Brendan's Adventures or check him out on Facebook.

Brendan van Son is a travel writer and photographer from Alberta, Canada.  For more from him check out his website Brendan's Adventures and "Like" him on Facebook.

I first came across travel photographer and blogger Troy Floyd a few months ago, through a mutual friend. Since then I have become enamored with his work. 

Today's interview is with Cameron and Nicole Wears from Traveling Canucks.  For more from this world travelling couple you can also check them out on Twitter.

Tell the Gecko's travel community a little bit about yourself. Who are you? Where are you from? And what is your favourite type of chocolate bar.

Kristina Wegscheider is a world traveller who has visited all seven continents and over 50 countries, many with Gecko’s Adventures.

She is also the co-founder of Do It While You’re Young, a travel website for young women interested in travelling, working, studying and volunteering abroad:

I have been travelling extensively since I was 19 years old and I’ve taken most of those journeys by myself.

Earl is one of the more inspiring travellers out there, with one of the most popular travel blogs on the web.  If you love travel, you should check out his blog, Wandering Earl, where he writes about his many adventures including trips through India and even an excursion into Iraq.  You can also follow him on Twitter and Facebook.

Argentina is one of those countries in the world that has everything to offer to any kind of tourist… the art aficionado, wine enthusiast, animal lover, outdoor-addicted and even last minute tours to Antarctica for those with a flexible itinerary!

Here are the top five things to see in Argentina:

Admire the wildlife

I quite often go through my old photos. My thoughts as I look down on them are pretty fairly spaced between ‘what in the world was I trying to photograph here?’ to ‘yup, that place was pretty fantastic’. One sentiment that never changes, however, is the smile that appears on my face when I see pictures of people I befriended along the way. It's amazing how simply looking down at a picture of someone you met so long ago can bring back such memories not only of them, but the things that you did together.