8 Amazing Things to Do in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca

This article may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase through these links, I will earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Thanks!Peru is full of amazing wonders, particularly if you love mother nature and the great outdoors. After spending three months traveling across the length of the country from north to south, there are a number …

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23 Things to Do in Bogota – Colombia’s Cosmopolitan Capital City

Many people traveling to Colombia will wonder whether or not they should visit Bogotá, Colombia. While it is a typical sprawling capital city of a Latin American country with a chaotic atmosphere, where millions of vehicles are jammed into the gridlocked roads and highways and where a veritable sea of people from all corners of Colombia come to the big …

The Top Financial Literacy Books to Take Control of Your Money

Take Control of Your Money: The Top Financial Literacy Books

Long before I set out traveling the world, back when I was still slaving away at a desk job, I spent a lot of time reading financial literacy books and a number of personal finance blogs so I could better manage my somewhat meager salary while living in one of the most expensive cities in the United States, Washington D.C. …

D2D December 2017 Monthly Recap and Income Report

Time for another monthly recap and blogging income report. This is where I share what’s new in the world of Desk to Dirtbag over the past month and offer a bit of transparency behind the the life of a travel blogger. On to this month’s report… Highlights Mom Visiting Chile My mom flew down to Santiago for a brief non-holiday, …

2017 Year in Review

2017 Year in Review – Travel and Adventure through South America

Welcome to my 2017 year in review! Time for my annual (well, almost, I didn’t do it last year) review where I recap what went well, what didn’t go so well, some highlights from each month, as well as what plans and goals I have looking ahead to 2018. These annual reviews are meant to help me clarify to myself …

7 Awesome and Adventurous Winter Vacation Ideas

When the holidays wrap up and the New Year rolls in, many people begin planning for their next vacation, but you don’t have to wait until summer… There are so many great places to travel if you need a bit of R&R after the holidays, so I put together this list of winter vacation ideas from a few of my …

November 2017 Income Report

November 2017 Monthly Recap and Income Report

Time for another monthly recap and blogging income report. This is where I share what’s new in the world of Desk to Dirtbag over the past month and offer a bit of transparency behind the the life of a travel blogger. On to this month’s report… Highlights The Salar de Uyuni While Bolivia, on the whole, was an amazing country …