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The Tough Question of Whether South America Is Dangerous

By Robert Schrader on February 15, 2012 in Argentina, Bogota, Bolivia, Brazil, Buenos Aires, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Featured, La Paz, Lima, Lodging, Paraguay, Peru, Photos, Rio De Janeiro, Salvador, Santiago, Sao Paulo, South America, Uruguay, Venezuela

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Literally every person I spoke with prior to my trip to South America last February echoed the same sentiment: South America is extremely dangerous and you’ll probably get robbed, even if you’re vigilant. In particular,...

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Tips For Taking The Best Travel Photos

By Robert Schrader on February 13, 2012 in Africa, Asia, Bolivia, Brazil, Egypt, Europe, Featured, Israel, Jerusalem, Laos, Morocco, Peru, Photos, South America, Southeast Asia, Spain, Tel Aviv, Vietnam

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The quest to take better travel photos is lifelong, if only because you don’t want your current “best” travel photo to be your best ever.When I took my infamous dog-and-butterfly photo “Lightning Strikes Once” in...

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Things You Want To Know About Altitude Sickness

By Robert Schrader on February 10, 2012 in Bolivia, Featured, La Paz, Peru, Photos, South America

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Much of the South American tourist trail twists and turns its way through the Andes, one of the highest mountain ranges in the world. It isn’t shocking, then, that altitude sickness is a problem travelers...

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The Gringo Town of San Pedro de Atacama

By Robert Schrader on January 30, 2012 in Bolivia, Chile, Featured, La Paz, Lodging, Photos, South America

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After you wind down a tour of the Uyuini Salt Flats in southwestern Bolivia, you have two options: Return to the town of Uyuni and then, to somewhere else in Bolivia; Or continue over the...

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Cañihua: Quinoa’s Little Cousin Packs a Nutritional Punch

By Danielle Nierenberg on January 27, 2012 in Bolivia, Peru, Photos, South America

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Many areas in the Andean highlands of Peru and Bolivia are above 3800 meters in elevation. These highlands regularly experience extreme fluctuations in temperature—around 30°C (86°F)—and often drop well below freezing at night. The area...

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The Disappointing Discovery of Reciprocity Fees

By Robert Schrader on January 21, 2012 in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Buenos Aires, Chile, Featured, Peru, Photos, South America

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When I began planning out my trip to South America around this time last year, I was elated upon realizing that only two of the countries I was planning on visiting required entry visas: Bolivia...

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Bolivian Visa at the Peru-Bolivia Border

By Robert Schrader on January 3, 2012 in Bolivia, Brazil, Featured, La Paz, Lima, Peru, Photos, South America

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Generally speaking, an American passport is a priceless asset for a world travel. With some exceptions, it affords easy and free (or, at the very least, cheap) entry into any country in the world. One such...

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Hostels Top Picks: My Favorite Hostels in the World

By Robert Schrader on December 21, 2011 in Africa, Argentina, Asia, Bolivia, Cairo, China, Egypt, Europe, Featured, Lodging, Morocco, North Africa, Peru, Photos, Portugal, South America, Spain

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If there’s one thing I’ve learned staying in literally dozens of international hostels, it’s that the term “hostel” is a very broad classification for the wide range of accommodations that bear the label. Hostels can...

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Robert Schrader

Robert Schrader is a travel writer and photographer who’s been roaming the world independently since 2005, writing for publications such as “CNNGo” and “Shanghaiist” along the way. His blog, Leave Your Daily Hell, provides a mix of travel advice, destination guides and personal essays covering the more esoteric aspects of life as a traveler.

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The Tough Question of Whether South America Is Dangerous

Tips For Taking The Best Travel Photos

Things You Want To Know About Altitude Sickness

The Gringo Town of San Pedro de Atacama

Cañihua: Quinoa’s Little Cousin Packs a Nutritional Punch

The Disappointing Discovery of Reciprocity Fees

Bolivian Visa at the Peru-Bolivia Border

Hostels Top Picks: My Favorite Hostels in the World

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