Regarding altitude sickness, there's a medication that a traveler can start taking a few days before going up to altitude, and continuing for the first few days at altitude, that prevents altitude sickness. It worked well for my daughter when she went to Cusco on a summer program while in high school.
Aplausos ! Applause ! . Good list of tips while traveling in South America. Cruz del Sur is a Peruvian Company with a good reputation. South America is not hot , you said it right, but southamericans could be hot
Of course you can get some good one too but then you have to go to a cafe. In all hotels we stayed at and food places we passed by tinto sometimes was the only option :(
It's not that Colombians don't drink good coffee the question is that only the middle to higher class have access to it, because the best coffees are expensive. You definitely can drink higher tier coffee not only from the region but also from other countries, but this premium products are more expensive and so are not consumed every day by most people.
Good tips. I agree with these for the most part, but I do disagree with you about the tours. I don't mind paying a bit more but having a secured spot and date. Especially after what happened to me in Chile, I will not be booking a tour in person in South America again. Speaking of which, you might wanna add that they do their daylight savings at weird time of the year😂 Coca tea works great for altitude sickness. I don't drink coffee, but my mom can't survive without her's, and she also didn't give it very good feedback.😂 I also thought it was funny how you recommend the night busses, then talked about getting robbed on them. You might wanna clarify that you were talking about public busses vs tourist busses. The tourist busses are like your autokars in Europe, so they are generally safe as they are only for tourists. I wouldn't take a regular night bus. And some cities also have "Tourist Taxis" The bags, yeah I saw that in Chile and then some last at the store told us to do that and I was like, "Is this some strange Chilean custom to carry your backpack on your chest?"😂 But at the same time, I feel doing so will make thieves think you have something to steal. One guy padlocked his backpack and they robbed it anyways. But in general, I agree that the crime is a little exaggerated, aside from a few exceptions. I personally felt safer in Latin America than I have in North America and the Caribbean. Like you said, the tourist places are generally safe, though I still don't trust Rio😂 Um.....yeah, I don't there's anything else I can add aside from the daylight savings. You covered it pretty well. Maybe don't try to bribe Chilean police.😂
I think we have so different experiences with tours. For me, all online ones looked scammy and expensive. I trusted only when going into an actual office and booking with someone I can go through the tour in detail. :) I think you just had a very bad experience with that :(( Coca leaves and tea did totally nothing for me. Like nothing.... Well, about night buses I emphasized that it is specific to Ecuador. Other countries are fine. Also as long as you keep your bug in your lap it is ok. For night buses I meant more that they are comfortable and convenient as a lot of routes and times when they go. Bribe Chilean police?? 🤔 What have you been up to?😂
@@AlikiTravelBlog I booked through reputable sites, but I examine them carefully and have learned to spot the ones that are fishy. I already talked about pricing above. But of course not all of them end up being as advertised. Okay, you wanna know what happened? Everything will make sense if I tell you the story. The short version, we booked a tour in person in Chile. I didn't know how to use WhatsApp, which is what they were using to contact their clients. They didn't tell us that their daylight savings time is in fucking August, until we went to their office the next day to ask why no one picked us up. Their demeanor completely changed, and they wouldn't refund us our money 'cuz it was "OUR fault." We went to the town square and went up to the first cop we saw. Thankfully the Carabineros pride themselves on being the only police force in Latin America that isn't corrupt, hence why tourists shouldn't attempt to bribe them. Well, after a brief phone call from the officer, they offered to refund us half of our money. The tour guy took a picture of my ID and made me sign a statement saying that we recieved the money incase the police came to their office. They have a whole anti-corruption unit in Chile, that deals specifically with tourist scams, and the next morning, we saw an officer pacing outside their office which they never had, and they started picking up clients at their hotel. But it gets better. There were several bad reviews of them online, and the owner accused them of being written by a rival company. They somehow had them removed and managed to obtain a "Certificate of Excellence". That's why I don't trust tour offices. I have a love-hate relationship with Chile, but I must commend their excellent police force.
@@briantravelman ouh wow great to hear about the police actually! Not so great about your experience :(( but yes now it all makes more sense, thank you for sharing!
I am just back from Argentina and Uruguay. As I was travelling from Australia, I selected tour operator by cross matching 3 different sources. Google , trip advisor and get your guide. May be I payed more but right from pickup from the airport and drop back, superb service, all english guides, dropped Perú due some protests. Will do the same for Perú to visit Amazon next time.
hahah 😂😂 we can't avoid being Gringos 😂 but I don't think Gringos are targeted. More those who go to the wrong places at the wrong time. My main rules are: no wandering around late hours, just taxi from A to B. Never be the only person on the street, try to stick with places with other people. Just have common sense and watch your bag 24/7. Don't be ashamed to wear your bag in front because even locals do that, especially in crowded places.😉 I hope this helps!
Haha but you have to travel somehow?! Buses is the best easiest budget friendly option. I am here to warn you about things to watch out but you have to commute somehow!
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Nice to see more videos on traveling South America. It's so wonderful there and so many more tourists should be going. Thank you!
Agree! A wonderful continent with sooooo much to offer!! 😍
thanks for this, I have travelled the world but only once in S America for a few months in 2006, this is a great refresher and gets me up to date!
So happy to hear you found it useful! 😊🤩
Regarding altitude sickness, there's a medication that a traveler can start taking a few days before going up to altitude, and continuing for the first few days at altitude, that prevents altitude sickness. It worked well for my daughter when she went to Cusco on a summer program while in high school.
Thank you so much for sharing this! 😊😊😊
Wow good to know about the altitude sickness issue! I'm defo a hiker, so that's some great tips!
It is real thing and can affect you quite badly. 🙏
To the point no extra waffle - thanks for that!!
Como siempre muy buen explicado e interesantes tus datos Aliki y las ediciones de tus vídeos son buenísimos! Saludos
Thank you so so much 😊😊😊
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Aplausos ! Applause ! . Good list of tips while traveling in South America. Cruz del Sur is a Peruvian Company with a good reputation. South America is not hot , you said it right, but southamericans could be hot
Thank you very much 😊😊😊
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I have had plenty of excellent coffee in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Tinto is nothing like the coffee sold in specialty cafes.
Of course you can get some good one too but then you have to go to a cafe. In all hotels we stayed at and food places we passed by tinto sometimes was the only option :(
It's not that Colombians don't drink good coffee the question is that only the middle to higher class have access to it, because the best coffees are expensive. You definitely can drink higher tier coffee not only from the region but also from other countries, but this premium products are more expensive and so are not consumed every day by most people.
Yes, I can see that! Thank you for sharing :)
Coffee dreams crushed...😁
Hahaha sorry 🙏 but it is the reality 😔
Good tips. I agree with these for the most part, but I do disagree with you about the tours. I don't mind paying a bit more but having a secured spot and date. Especially after what happened to me in Chile, I will not be booking a tour in person in South America again. Speaking of which, you might wanna add that they do their daylight savings at weird time of the year😂
Coca tea works great for altitude sickness. I don't drink coffee, but my mom can't survive without her's, and she also didn't give it very good feedback.😂
I also thought it was funny how you recommend the night busses, then talked about getting robbed on them. You might wanna clarify that you were talking about public busses vs tourist busses. The tourist busses are like your autokars in Europe, so they are generally safe as they are only for tourists. I wouldn't take a regular night bus. And some cities also have "Tourist Taxis"
The bags, yeah I saw that in Chile and then some last at the store told us to do that and I was like, "Is this some strange Chilean custom to carry your backpack on your chest?"😂 But at the same time, I feel doing so will make thieves think you have something to steal. One guy padlocked his backpack and they robbed it anyways.
But in general, I agree that the crime is a little exaggerated, aside from a few exceptions. I personally felt safer in Latin America than I have in North America and the Caribbean. Like you said, the tourist places are generally safe, though I still don't trust Rio😂
Um.....yeah, I don't there's anything else I can add aside from the daylight savings. You covered it pretty well. Maybe don't try to bribe Chilean police.😂
I think we have so different experiences with tours. For me, all online ones looked scammy and expensive. I trusted only when going into an actual office and booking with someone I can go through the tour in detail. :) I think you just had a very bad experience with that :((
Coca leaves and tea did totally nothing for me. Like nothing....
Well, about night buses I emphasized that it is specific to Ecuador. Other countries are fine. Also as long as you keep your bug in your lap it is ok. For night buses I meant more that they are comfortable and convenient as a lot of routes and times when they go.
Bribe Chilean police?? 🤔 What have you been up to?😂
@@AlikiTravelBlog I booked through reputable sites, but I examine them carefully and have learned to spot the ones that are fishy. I already talked about pricing above. But of course not all of them end up being as advertised.
Okay, you wanna know what happened? Everything will make sense if I tell you the story. The short version, we booked a tour in person in Chile. I didn't know how to use WhatsApp, which is what they were using to contact their clients. They didn't tell us that their daylight savings time is in fucking August, until we went to their office the next day to ask why no one picked us up. Their demeanor completely changed, and they wouldn't refund us our money 'cuz it was "OUR fault." We went to the town square and went up to the first cop we saw. Thankfully the Carabineros pride themselves on being the only police force in Latin America that isn't corrupt, hence why tourists shouldn't attempt to bribe them. Well, after a brief phone call from the officer, they offered to refund us half of our money. The tour guy took a picture of my ID and made me sign a statement saying that we recieved the money incase the police came to their office. They have a whole anti-corruption unit in Chile, that deals specifically with tourist scams, and the next morning, we saw an officer pacing outside their office which they never had, and they started picking up clients at their hotel. But it gets better. There were several bad reviews of them online, and the owner accused them of being written by a rival company. They somehow had them removed and managed to obtain a "Certificate of Excellence". That's why I don't trust tour offices.
I have a love-hate relationship with Chile, but I must commend their excellent police force.
@@briantravelman ouh wow great to hear about the police actually! Not so great about your experience :(( but yes now it all makes more sense, thank you for sharing!
I am just back from Argentina and Uruguay. As I was travelling from Australia, I selected tour operator by cross matching 3 different sources. Google , trip advisor and get your guide. May be I payed more but right from pickup from the airport and drop back, superb service, all english guides, dropped Perú due some protests. Will do the same for Perú to visit Amazon next time.
Can you give more tips about safety? How to avoid being targeted, especially when one obviously look like a gringo😂
hahah 😂😂 we can't avoid being Gringos 😂 but I don't think Gringos are targeted. More those who go to the wrong places at the wrong time. My main rules are: no wandering around late hours, just taxi from A to B. Never be the only person on the street, try to stick with places with other people. Just have common sense and watch your bag 24/7. Don't be ashamed to wear your bag in front because even locals do that, especially in crowded places.😉 I hope this helps!
Girl, well don’t tell people to ride the bus if they are on there robbing people
Haha but you have to travel somehow?! Buses is the best easiest budget friendly option. I am here to warn you about things to watch out but you have to commute somehow!