During my 3 weeks in Brazil, I had the delightful opportunity to visit many amazing places and witness some truly spectacular vistas, but nothing, NOTHING, compared to my 2 hours walking the private home and garden of the late and great Roberto Burle Marx. As a fellow landscape designer, I have a slight bias to places ...
Just like how visionary artists can create pieces of art that uncover what we deeply feel but cannot say, meaningful quotes can bring to light deep insights and expand our understanding of life and each other. The same can be said of travel in that case. Leaving your comfort zone, interacting with exotic cultures and witnessing ...
Older than Machu Picchu and only discovered some 40 years ago, The Lost City Trek is an epic 4-day journey I made through the Colombian tropical wilderness to an ancient city full of mystery, beauty and insightful reflection. As I was steadily hiking up the narrow and winding jungle trails, something crossed my mind; A ...
“Where we’re going, we don’t need roads!” If this line wasn’t so famous, you might think Doc Brown was talking about Cabo Polonio, the beautifully isolated beach shanty town located in Uruguay’s northern coast. Wonderfully unique and completely laid back, the 3 days I spent there reinforced the notion that you don’t need much to ...
