WanderingTrader

Travel Blogs

My travel blogs are written from my experiences traveling around the world, and they contain all the stories, tips, and awkward situations that I have gotten myself in. I have traveled to roughly 80 countries now and have visited all 7 continents. Traveling around the world has taken me to the from desolate deserts of Africa all the way to the tropical climates of Asia and South America.

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What McDonald’s & Chinese People Have In Common

What McDonald's & Chinese People Have In Common

  I have been traveling most of my life and there are two travel lessons that I can give you that have saved me every single time. I have been subject to the infamous tardiness of the Argentinians, the obsessive laziness of the Sicilians, the blistering cold of Iceland, and yes the false accusations of […]

Learning About A Country On A Drive From The Airport

Learning About A Country On A Drive From The Airport

It’s hard to learn about a culture before you have been there. Everyone usually is curious; what its like, is it going to be dangerous, what you should do, and what you shouldn’t. Being in awkward situations where people can’t understand you is part of the fun! Until of course, something dangerous happens to you […]

Ohh Argentina…. Keep It In Your Pants

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This is my 2nd story of my awkward situations in Argentina. If you would like to read more about these funny stories see the list at the end of the post. All of these stories seem to deal with Argentinians and their.. uhh.. manhood. The men of Buenos Aires are quite different in this respect, […]

Curious Chinstrap Penguin: Deception Bay, Antarctica

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This picture was taken in Deception Bay Antarctica during my trip to the great white continent.  This curious guy was one of the penguins that decided to completely surround me while I was in Deception Bay (see pics here) which is where most cruise operators take people to swim in Antarctic waters. There are various […]

Hello Bogota: Its Not Nice To Meet You

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I am very glad that I decided to live in Medellin instead of Bogota, especially after my visit to the cosmopolitan capital. When I was first planning to live in Colombia it was between Bogota and Medellin. While being a very popular city Bogota is known for its crime, especially at night. Is Bogota Dangerous I […]

Getting Kidnapped (And Shot At) In Caracas, Venezuela

Getting Kidnapped (And Shot At) In Caracas, Venezuela

I never like traveling to Venezuela, especially since the country has turned into the red headed step child of South America. For those of you that didn’t know I was born in a small city in the country called Merida, near the border of Colombia. The last time I traveled to Venezuela was when I […]

Photo Essay: Bond Between Women & Ugly Jeans – Chile

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One of the things about the culture in Chile is that they dont dress up very much and they don’t take extra care of their appearances.  This doesn’t mean that they are dirty or that they don’t shower.  This just means that they don’t dress up like they are going to a night club when they […]

Interesting Facts (And History) About South America

Interesting Facts (And History) About South America

I wonder. I’m a curious person. Haven’t you ever wondered how some things came to be? Why is Brazil have nearly half the land in South America anyway? Whose butt where they kissing. It all makes perfect sense when you look back into history. First lets take a look at how both North America and […]

Preparing For Chaos: Traveling To The Guyanas (Guianas)

Preparing For Chaos: Traveling To The Guyanas (Guianas)

From the start of my (endless) around the world trip I had one goal; to do everything. I started in Canada just to get the feeling of being overseas and then I promptly jetted to Argentina, Chile, and now I currently am living in Colombia. The whole goal was to finish South America before I […]

Che Guevara Museum in Argentina (Childhood Home)

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The Che Guevara Musum in Argentina is small and quaint, you van visit on a day trip from Cordoba.  The actual city is called Alta Gracia, only an hour away from Cordoba, which houses the nice Che Guevara Museum.  The other option is to go to the German community which is sort of in the […]