A New Cross Country Road Trip

After wrapping up our 9-week trip in South America, we drove across 2 time zones, 9 states over the past week, and slowed down in New Mexico and Arizona, when we finally got some good weather.

Travel, 2019 Road TripBelinda ShiNovember 25, 2019long exposure, sunset, lake, mountain, national park, USA, landscape, landscape photographyComment

Travel With Kids In South America For 9 Weeks

If you want to know where we’ve traveled during our 9 weeks in South America, find your table of contents here. Also featuring my favorite family travel video in Galapagos.

Travel, Travel photographyBelinda ShiNovember 20, 2019lake, landscape, mountain, long exposure, South AmericaComment

Tango and Cemetery In Buenos Aires

I have never been a fan of visiting cemetery, but we went to the Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires - twice!

TravelBelinda ShiNovember 14, 2019South America, Argentina, cityscape, childrenComment

My Solo Trip To Uruguay

I spent 16 hours on a day trip from Buenos Aires to Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay, just to photograph sunset.

TravelBelinda ShiNovember 12, 2019sunset, clouds, landscape, South America, Uruguay, church, river, architecture, long exposure, landscape photographyComment

Snow Hike in El Chalten Patagonia

For serious mountaineers, trekkers, and outdoor enthusiasts, you have to visit El Chaltén. Our 4 yr old completed a 3-hour, 6km, mountain hike to Mirador del Torre, making me a super proud mama.

TravelBelinda ShiNovember 6, 2019Argentina, mountain, children, clouds, lake, landscape, South AmericaComment

Rain Hike In El Calafate

A glimpse of our travel pace in South America in general, and a zoomed in experience on our second day in El Calafate to see Lago Roca and Lago Argentina.

TravelBelinda ShiNovember 4, 2019Argentina, sunset, mountain, children, clouds, lake, landscape, South America, landscape photography

Perito Moreno Glacier - A Must See

We followed our Airbnb host’s recommendation and took on a full day Mayo Spirit Trek boat tour from Southern Spirit. It turned out to be our favorite full day guided excursions in South America.

TravelBelinda ShiNovember 4, 2019Argentina, sunset, mountain, children, clouds, lake, landscape, South America

Milky Way in Bariloche Argentina

My best friend from Argentina suggested we take the epic road trip from San Carlos de Bariloche to San Martin de los Andes as a must-do in Argentina. And we did!

TravelBelinda ShiOctober 31, 2019Argentina, lake, landscape, South America, landscape photography

Rain Clouds In Bariloche - Lake District of Patagonia

Bariloche is so far my most anticipated destination of this South America trip, as we are finally touching the lips of Patagonia.

TravelBelinda ShiOctober 29, 2019Argentina, sunset, mountain, children, clouds, lake, landscape, South America

We Found the Best Malbec In Mendoza

I haven’t had much alcohol the past few years. It seems I’m catching up all within one week in Mendoza, Argentina.

TravelBelinda ShiOctober 26, 2019Argentina, sunset, mountain, children, clouds, landscape, South America, valleyComment

KidZania in Santiago Chile

Our urban exploration in Santiago, Chile, featuring a mom-son day at KidZania, a great learning place for children.

TravelBelinda ShiOctober 17, 2019sunset, mountain, children, clouds, lake, landscape, South America, ChileComment

First Sunset Shot in Santiago Chile

A great example of how I photographed landscape during sunset with less than 10 minutes in hand, a common theme I had while traveling with kids.

Planning and LogisticsBelinda ShiOctober 14, 2019sunset, Chile, South America, panorama, cityscape, landscape photography

Volcanoes and Andrean Condors in Colca Canyon

We passed the highest point in our travel, at 4900m elevation, on the Colca Canyon trip, saw many alpacas, vicunas, and a few Andean condors, the largest flying bird in the world.

TravelBelinda ShiOctober 14, 2019Peru, children, sunset, cityscape, landscape, canyon, South AmericaComment

What To See In Arequipa

We took our 9th flight of our South America trip yesterday and landed in Arequipa, the second largest city of Peru. I somewhat fell in love with it more than Cusco and Machu Picchu.

TravelBelinda ShiOctober 9, 2019Peru, children, sunset, cityscape, landscape, panorama, South America, landscape photographyComment

Indigenous Dance In Sacred Valley

We spent one day in Sacred Valley today, and ran into a crowd of indigenous dance in Pisac. We spent our last evening in Cusco, with the mission to enjoy another authentic Peruvian meal.

TravelBelinda ShiOctober 7, 2019Peru, children, people, South America, valley

Rain Clouds In Machu Picchu

I left all my landscape photography gear back in Cusco due to the weather. And people are only allowed to bring limited luggage onto the Perurail to Machu Picchu. It’s my least productive photo day, but we got a family photo.

TravelBelinda ShiOctober 6, 2019Peru, children, clouds, mountain, animal, South AmericaComment

Unique Landscape at Maras and Moray

We took our first group trip to Maras salt flats and Moray archaeological site, both within a couple of hours drive from Cusco. We learned some agricultural and archeological wisdom from the Incas.

TravelBelinda ShiOctober 5, 2019Peru, children, clouds, mountain, South AmericaComment

Inca Walk at Saqsaywaman

We were picked up by our private guide at Cusco two nights ago, and had one free day to acclimatize to the altitude yesterday. Our official tour starts at Saqsaywaman today, where we saw the amazing stone structures Incas built.

TravelBelinda ShiOctober 3, 2019Peru, children, church, religious site, South AmericaComment

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