Comments on: I know I am in Latin America when…

By: Zara

Zara — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 17:54:11 +0000

I had no idea about the white sheets in Argentina.
Kinda creepy… but practical to be ready for anything, I guess!

By: Kaira

Kaira — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 16:35:14 +0000

-When everybody has dinner after 9 or 10 pm
-when you find empanadas everywhere!
-when people must carry a white sheet in their car to cover bodies in an accident (this is mandatory in Argentina)

By the way, platano and banana are different. Platano is plantain.

By: Zara

Zara — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 23:01:12 +0000

If there’s one thing I’ve learned in Latin America is that you should parade your body proudly, no matter what size or shape. There’s always a contribution you can make!! ;) Enjoy your time in CA!

By: Gaye @ Pinay Travel Junkie

Gaye @ Pinay Travel Junkie — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 21:48:32 +0000

“After half an hour I landed here, I had already seen more cleavage than during the previous past month spent in India” – Hahaha! Currently traveling in Central America, and this is so true. Kinda makes me feel insecure as I do not have a contribution whatsoever in this regard, if you know what I mean, LOL. Enjoyed this post.

By: Zara

Zara — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 14:43:26 +0000

Gotta love the snogging couples everywhere… I love that people do love openly in Latin America! Well.. for the most part, at least! :)

By: Sarah Lambert

Sarah Lambert — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 22:20:48 +0000

I know I am in Latin America when:
- Almuerzo is the main meal of the day and it invariably involves quinoa soup!
- A polite no gracias suffices to get rid of hawkers (mostly)
- There are snogging couples everywhere (not just the 10 yr olds!)

By: Zara

Zara — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 15:28:36 +0000

“a hot babe in her mid-thirties with a grandchild!” – true story!! :P

You are right about Che Guevara too. I have seen people wearing Che caps and t-shirts elsewhere in the world and I sometimes doubt if they know who he was and what he did. At least here you know people know it and appreciate it!

By: Peter Korchnak @ Where Is Your Toothbrush?

Peter Korchnak @ Where Is Your Toothbrush? — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 22:19:31 +0000

Try a hot babe in her mid-thirties with a grandchild!

I know I’m in Latin America when

- everybody speaks Spanish (too obvious, of course, unless you’re in Brazil)
- the noon sun is in the north
- a long-distance bus ride comes with a comfy, reclining seat, and dinner
- Che Guevara is not just a product (though there are plenty carrying his likeness in tourist shops) but a real hero with real historic impact
- some variation of corn or potato is seemingly in every dish

Chao!

By: Zara

Zara — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 14:56:45 +0000

You have to come visit and experience for yourself, Tim! :)

By: Zara

Zara — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 14:42:46 +0000

Thanks Suyash!
We love Mexico too.. South America is quite different, but it won’t disappoint! ;)

By: Zara

Zara — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 00:33:16 +0000

Hi Nora. We haven’t been to Venezuela yet. Thanks for the quick Spanish lesson before we make it there! ;)

By: Zara

Zara — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 19:35:47 +0000

Hahaa… I know the feeling you’re talking about! 2 years ago we reached Chile after traveling for almost 2 months in Ecuador. It felt almost futuristic! :P Enjoy the little pleasures of life in Chile!!

By: Zara

Zara — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 16:47:09 +0000

People swimming with their clothes on is a very Asian thing as well. In India it’s even more complicated as ladies often go into the sea with a full saree on… obviously then can’t swim with all that cloth around them!

By: Tim | UrbanDuniya

Tim | UrbanDuniya — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 06:05:41 +0000

Wow some of that is a real eye-opener simply for reading it!! Thank you!

By: Suyash Chopra

Suyash Chopra — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 04:42:05 +0000

Such a lovely post! I really enjoyed reading through and then realized I am already at the last sentence of the post. Look forward to read more. Beautiful photographs.

South America by all accounts is mesmerizing and their sponteinty is so high. Few months back, my wife and I were in Mexico and that’s how we realized it. So, now our next target is South America :)