http://travelguide-southamerica.com Travelling Tips for South America and Beyond Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:00:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Cusco Perú, amazing place and the starting point for any backpacker who wants to visit to Machu Picchu, one of the most touristic places of South America. Here are some of my best photos. http://travelguide-southamerica.com/city/ I sorted out some of the best photos and places from my South America backpacking trips and stumbled over a photo set of the "ruinas de quilmes". A place definitely worth a visit, even the tride through the desert was really amazing. Even though I am Austrian I usually don't ... http://travelguide-southamerica.com/video-ruinas-de-quilmes/ This is a video slideshow with some of the photos I took in Arequia (Peru), while working as a bar "manager" and the Point Youth Hostel. These pictures are from several trips (exploring) and cover safe and unsafe places. I hope you like the impressions. http://travelguide-southamerica.com/city/ I sorted the sun photos I took in Europe and South America on my backpacking trips in Germany, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Austria and Spain. http://travelguide-southamerica.com/video-the-sun-from-austria-to-south-america/ Here are some backpacking impressions from San Miguel de Tucumán (Argentina). A lovely an interesting town in the North of Argentina. http://travelguide-southamerica.com/city/ Exploring for me is gathering the essence of a place, this includes places that some people may find irritating, annoying or not worth seeing. Well, I am here to experience the world in all its diversity and nuances. Here I provide you with my best shots from exploring the Peruvian ... http://travelguide-southamerica.com/category/adventure/ Due to the wide success and great resonance on my post 7 Things Every Backpacker should have in his Backpack, I put together a video and a slideshow. Enjoy! Feedback welcome! 7 Things Every Backpacker should have in his BackpackView more presentations from Bernhard Kast. http://travelguide-southamerica.com/slideshow-video-for-7-things-every-backpacker-should-have-in-his-backpack/ In South America dogs live nearly everywhere and are mostly on their own. Well, this sounds a bit dangerous, yet the dogs I have seen in South America were all very well behaved, mostly clean and really friendly. I can't even remember one uncomfortable situation with a dog in 6 ... http://travelguide-southamerica.com/dogs-in-south-america/ Video:Trujillo, Perú This video features various photos I took in Trujillo, Perú. These pictures range from touristic locations - like plaza de armas - to more uncommon and sometimes dangerous places, e.g., where I took private dancing lessons. http://travelguide-southamerica.com/city/ Video: Trujillo, Nasca Lines, Ica, Rio Cuarto, Cordoba, Sucre, Arequipa, etc. Some of the most interesting vehicles I have seen in South America from taxis to trucks, from bikes to horse cars. http://travelguide-southamerica.com/video-vehicles-of-south-america/