
Everyone dreams of it – that perfect ticket, with ideal flight times, great connections, and of course, a bargain price tag. How to best go about making reality come at least close? There are lots of theories out there about when to buy, in order to get a great price. Unfortunately, most of them are [...]

A massive magnitude 8.9 earthquake rocked the Japan coast this morning (Friday, March 11th), triggering tsunami warnings for twenty countries, including the coasts of Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. While it appears that the tsunami will have minimal effect on Central America, Ecuador and [...]

Strikes paralyzed Chilean Patagonia last week, as thousands took to the street to protest increases in the price of gas and the projected removal of a government subsidy. There were significant demonstrations and some rioting in the region’s capital Punta Arenas, and all roads and ferry crossings leading into the city have been subject to [...]

LIMITED TIME SALE! LAN Airlines is offering 15% off to destinations in Chile, Argentina, and Peru from their offline/non-gateway departure points, including: Washington, DC (DCA and IAD) Chicago (ORD) Orlando Boston Denver Seattle Montreal Vancouver Philadelphia Tickets must be issued by January 17th, 2011 for travel completed by June 15th, 2011. Take advantage of this [...]

You look at the map, and it seems like it should be straightforward. Save on airfare, and experience all those places, by traveling to South America overland! After all, Central America conveniently connects North and South America. What better trip could there be, than to do it as a grand overland journey? Not so fast. [...]