Golden hour over Rio de Janeiro's Sugarloaf Mountain and Botafogo Bay

South America · Season One

Every journey is a present.

Cinematic travel logs from Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro — and the itineraries, stays and budget notes we wish we'd had.

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01The Present

Journeys, told in light and motion.

Our cinematic logs and photo galleries — the moments we keep coming back to. Tap any story to watch it on our channels.

Brightly painted balconies along Caminito in La Boca, Buenos Aires
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Buenos Aires · Argentina

Colour, tango and Sunday afternoons in La Boca

Sugarloaf Mountain cable car above Rio de Janeiro at dusk
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Rio de Janeiro · Brazil

Riding the cable car into a Sugarloaf sunset

Waterfalls tumbling through green rainforest
Cinematic log

Iguazú Falls · Argentina & Brazil

Into the mist of 275 waterfalls

The Obelisco rising over Avenida 9 de Julio in Buenos Aires
Photo gallery

Buenos Aires · Argentina

Avenida 9 de Julio, from above

Christ the Redeemer above misty mountains in Rio de Janeiro
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Rio de Janeiro · Brazil

Sunrise with the Redeemer, before the crowds

Two hikers with backpacks walking toward snow-capped mountains
Photo gallery

Patagonia · Argentina

Three days on the trail beneath the peaks

02The Gifts

Practical gifts for your voyage.

Itineraries, places to stay and budget notes — everything we learned the slow way, wrapped up so you don't have to.

Travel notebook, camera and sunglasses laid out on a wooden table

Itinerary

Seven slow days in Buenos Aires

Neighbourhood by neighbourhood: where to wander, eat, and catch a milonga.

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Wooden lodge terrace with sun loungers beside a pool

Stays

The hotels we'd book again in Rio

Three stays for three budgets — each one a short walk from the sea.

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Map, backpack, camera and notebook ready for a trip

Budget

Iguazú Falls on a shoestring

Both sides of the falls, park fees, buses and what's worth paying for.

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Airplane wing above soft clouds at sunrise

Packing

One carry-on for three countries

Our tried-and-tested list for humid falls, city nights and mountain mornings.

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