The Savvy Traveler


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May 17 2007

Motorcycle Diaries Photo Log - Cordoba, Argentina

In 1952, Ernesto Guevara and Alberdo Granado left Cordoba, Argentina to start what would be a life changing journey for Ernesto. They left from Cordoba on a 1949 Norton 500cc motorbike and planned to travel through Chile, Peru, Colombia, and Venezuela - and without so much as a cent.
These photos of their […]

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May 16 2007

A Journey in Pictures: The Motorcycle Diaries Route

My latest project on this blog is to start showing photo-logues - featuring stories of fascinating journeys in photos and a bit of the history or story behind them.
I chose to feature the places that Che Guevara visited in his Motorcycle Diaries because 1.) they’re gorgeous, and 2.) despite how controversial he was, and as […]

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