After leaving the Carretera Austral in Chile, one our favorite roads driven thus far, we crossed the border into Argentina with the goal of heading to the trekking capital of Argentina at the base of Monte Fitz Roy, the beautiful town of El Chaltén. We were super excited to go to this little mountain town, …
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It felt so good to have people come and visit. But with this pleasure also comes the disappointment of them leaving. After friends or family leave it makes me miss “home” a lot and I’m left feeling a little depressed. We are on this incredible journey, and I don’t like to take any of it …
Ahh, Chile! Like a breath of fresh air. Roads are paved, there are multi-laned highways, awesome grocery stores, friendly people, and they even put garbage bags in their trashcans! The landscape reminds us so much of California, only what I’d imagine California was like 50 years ago without all the people and traffic. And we …
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Machu Picchu, the most famous place in Peru. Leading up to our visit we were a little skeptical about what these particular ruins had to offer more than all the others we had visited to-date. We knew it was one of the ‘Seven Wonders of the World’, but could it really live up to the …
Many people have heard of the Andes mountain range that runs from Venezuela to Chile in South America, but you really have to see in person the massive mountains and glaciers to appreciate their beauty, and Peru is an exceptional place to do this. Leading up to arriving in Peru, I was really excited to …
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After visiting the Amazon, George and I weren’t quite done getting our fill of amazing animals. It was time to visit the famed Galapagos Island chain about 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, birthplace of Charles Darwin’s scientific research, and home to many fearless species of marine, reptile, and bird life. [pe2-image src=”http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mHPiWH4pyRY/VgmmoK0D87I/AAAAAAAA4RI/XO7nPIuT2bc/s144-c-o/IMG_2478.jpg” href=”https://picasaweb.google.com/115263927216347870948/Blog38GalapagosIslandsEcuador#6199669571079893938″ …
If Colombia is known for one thing abroad (no not that), its coffee. After spending one our best weeks of the trip on the Pacific coast beaches of Colombia, it would be pretty hard for the beautiful rolling hills and farmland of the coffee region, known as Zona Cafetera, to steal our hearts. Or would …
After a fun week in Bocas del Toro, it was time to begin the complicated process that would end up with both us AND Titus leaving Panama/Central America and landing in South America, completely by-passing the Darien Gap. What is the Darien Gap and how do you cross it? Well, take a look here: [pe2-image …
We’re Sailing to Colombia! What About Titus? – Panama to Cartagena Read More »
After leaving beautiful Pavones, we crossed the border from Costa Rica to Panama and headed straight for the colorful islands of Bocas del Toro off the northern caribbean coast of Panama. We had heard good things about the islands, there was surf, and the kicker was that we had friends, Meghan and Conor, that had …
After almost a year since last seeing my parents, I was SOO excited that they would be visiting George and I in Costa Rica for 10 days. I had never gone that long without seeing them, and my mom and I were used to chatting on the phone at least once a week when I …