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For us, seeing a huge waterfall and hearing the roaring cascades of the water rushing is one of the best experiences during our travels. Roland R Kemler describes the feeling perfectly, “There’s no better place to find yourself that sitting by a waterfall and listening to its music” With so many waterfalls in the world, which one should you choose for your next adventure? We have you covered with our four-part waterfalls around the world bucket list series. In this first part, we’re focusing on incredible waterfalls in the Americas.  With the help of our favorite travel influencers, they share their top 29 waterfalls in North America and South America, including what makes each of them special and how to get there. You won’t regret the  breathtaking natural landscapes of North America and South America and seeing the world-famous Niagara Falls to smaller, hidden gems falls. Now let’s make a road trip to see these falls on an upcoming vacation! In this post, you’ll lea...

During our year-long honeymoon, we spent 5 incredible months backpacking in South America. We swam in the Caribbean at Tayrona National Park in Colombia; we swam with playful baby seals in the Galapagos Islands; we hiked ( ok, crawled on our hands and knees ) on The Quilotoa Loop in the Andes in Ecuador; we crossed the La Balsa border into Peru in a chicken truck, we attempted ( and failed ) to hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru; we made friends with alpacas at a winery in Valparaiso, Chile; we drank our collective weight in wine in Mendoza, Argentina. Although each of the countries we visited – Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and Argentina – was as unique and different from one another as can be, we did notice a few universal truths about backpacking in South America… things nobody told us about before we left. In no particular order and in various degrees of usefulness, we’ve compiled our observations into this list of 30 things no o...