Our Travel Stories

Locro de Papa – Ecuadorian Potato Soup with Cheese and Avocado

A deliciously unusual Costa Rican recipe for beef skewered with sugar cane.

Our Anglo-Peruvian Reservations Supervisor Chris Rendell-Dunn shares his recipe for Aji de Gallina. Peru’s answer to the chicken korma, this is a delicately spiced but lusciously creamy and comforting chicken curry that will cheer up the greyest of days.

Paul Markevicius, journalist and consultant to the Central American travel and business industry, writes of his first-hand experiences in laid-back El Salvador.

Former Journey Latin America tour leader Karen Ward explores the Amazon.

Small, breathtakingly beautiful Costa Rica is a treasure trove for the nature lover. Trees laden with orchids are home to quetzals and hummingbirds, while the Caribbean shore hosts volcanic beaches and palm-sheltered coves.

Learning to taste wine is like riding a bicycle, says Andrew Catchpole, contributing writer to TheRealArgentina.com.

This black-bean fritter served with a seafood filling is a popular street food both in northeastern Brazil and west Africa. The exotic flavours make acarajé an unmissable treat on a trip to Bahia, but we think our recipe is the next best thing.

Half-Peruvian and a Journey Latin America tour leader for over 20 years, Adrian Gallop is a keen trekker who has scaled the heights of the Andes across South America. Here he tells us why Peru’s trekking continues to draw him back.