South America Archives - Esther Jacobs – the NO EXCUSES LADY: speaker, author, digital nomad Live without excuses. Write a book, have a successful business, or live a location independent life? Work with what you have, start NOW, and look for the opportunities. No excuses! Fri, 22 May 2026 20:26:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://estherjacobs.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Logo-no-excuses-green-png-1-66x66.png South America Archives - Esther Jacobs – the NO EXCUSES LADY: speaker, author, digital nomad 32 32 Magic in Pisac: A Spiritual Journey Through Peru’s Sacred Valley https://estherjacobs.info/en/blog/magic-in-pisac-spiritual-journey-peru-sacred-valley/ Fri, 15 May 2026 17:56:36 +0000 https://estherjacobs.info/?p=575646 Magic in Pisac: A Spiritual Journey Through Peru’s Sacred Valley How one unexpected trip led to shamans, sacred sites, and ancient Inca wisdom I always feel a special connection to Pisac, Peru, in the Sacred valley. I first visited in 1997, came back in 2024 for a spiritual retreat and stayed for a full [...]

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]]> Buenos Aires https://estherjacobs.info/en/blog/buenos-aires/ Mon, 14 Jan 2019 20:13:41 +0000 https://estherjacobs.info/?p=36732 Imagine a time machine transporting you back to the nineties. Buenos Aires feels like a mix of Italy, Spain and France in that era. Decades-old cars (meticulously maintained) in the tree-lined streets, no electric cars or other signs of ‘modern’ technology in the cobblestoned streets.

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]]> Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2018 https://estherjacobs.info/en/blog/rio/ Sun, 23 Dec 2018 13:42:32 +0000 https://estherjacobs.info/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=36438 Take control of your life. Fabio was a member of one of the three gangs in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. He never talks about what he did exactly, but he ended up in jail for almost four years. When he got out, he knew that he would never be able to get a regular job. His only choice was to get back into gang life.

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]]> Salvador, Brazil 2018 https://estherjacobs.info/en/blog/salvador/ Sun, 23 Dec 2018 13:27:59 +0000 https://estherjacobs.info/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=36426 Salvador, Brazil 2018 Honesty Many people think Brazil is all about party, poverty and crime. Yes, Brazilians love to party, there is extreme poverty, and there is a lot of crime. But Brazil is also about dignity, respect and honesty. Let me share a story about my experience in Salvador. [...]

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]]> Recife, Brazil 2018 https://estherjacobs.info/en/blog/recife/ Sun, 23 Dec 2018 13:07:05 +0000 https://estherjacobs.info/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=36399 Recife 2018 How to turn anything into a business Views of Recife from 16th century Olinda are stunning. I learned random things, such as ‘each church in the area faces the most important church...’ Beautiful architecture... One of the workshops I give during the [...]

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]]> Brazil 2015 https://estherjacobs.info/en/blog/brazil/ Wed, 03 Feb 2016 10:38:57 +0000 https://estherjacobs.info/?p=37938 I arrived in Salvador de Bahia on the first ever nomad cruise from Spain. I stayed in lively Salvador for 2 weeks, then moved to beautiful Florianopolis for another week and spent the last week in exciting Rio. Salvador I stayed in the simple but very [...]

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]]> Tango in Argentina 2015 / 2016 https://estherjacobs.info/en/blog/tango-in-argentina/ Fri, 15 Jan 2016 06:49:09 +0000 https://estherjacobs.info/?p=36798 My first visit to Argentina was in 2004 (only in Dutch). I was a backpacker then, doing the ‘touristy thing’. This time I returned as a digital nomad, to live in Buenos Aires for a month and learn to dance tango. I can summarize my month in 4 words: walk, work, eat and tango.

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]]> Colombia 2015 https://estherjacobs.info/en/blog/colombia-2/ Tue, 03 Feb 2015 14:23:09 +0000 https://estherjacobs.info/?p=37981 This is my third time visiting this beautiful country and I am still amazed by the friendly people, the great service, the wonderful, fresh food and the quality of life you can have here. From a cheap backpacking trip to a family holiday to an expat [...]

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]]> Puerto Rico https://estherjacobs.info/en/blog/puerto-rico/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:39:43 +0000 https://estherjacobs.info/?p=37252 In the spring of 2012 I sailed around Puerto Rico for a month. After visiting most of the Caribbean islands, Puerto Rico was probably the biggest surprise for me. It is part of the USA and yet it feels like a completely different world. The country [...]

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]]> Chile https://estherjacobs.info/en/blog/chile/ Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:02:39 +0000 https://estherjacobs.info/blog/chile/ In 2011 I visited Chile. Read about my adventures in Dutch.

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