One of the great things about living abroad is how special and exciting it is to travel back to the USA to see friends and family. We do this every year at the end of the Chilean Summer / start of summer in the USA. We do 2 weeks in Chicago with my folks and …
The last 3 months have been incredible to say the least and yes that is mostly because our daughter Renata “Rena” was born in Viña Del Mar on April 15th. But to add to that, we also saw our best friends get married and had a fantastic trip back to the states. We are so …
A Rena is Born & A Trip Back To the States – Q2 2017 in Chile Read More »
After a year on the road, we were really curious to find out how it would feel to come back in San Francisco where we lived for 11 years prior to this life now. Would it feel strange to be back? Would we now feel out of place? How would it be to see some …
Jenine and I have had an awesome last few weeks meeting new friends and exploring awesome parts of Utah and California. We’ve done the gamut from seeing the magnificent Hoodoos in Bryce Canyon, slot canyon hiking in Grand Staircase – Escalante, soaking in incredible hot springs in Death Valley over halloween, and then a week full …
Slot Canyons, Hot Springs and Surf! Good last few weeks in the USA Read More »
After hiking the Grand Canyon, George and I continued venturing east, but this time northeast to Utah’s Moab region. We heard great things about the off-road trails, mountain biking, and national parks (Arches and Canyonlands), and wanted to explore them all. When we arrived in Moab it was packed with 4×4 vehicles (jeeps, trucks, and …
When we made the decision to spend some time in the US before heading south, my first thought was, “I have to see the Grand Canyon!” So George and I made the trek in Titus to visit one of the seven natural wonders of the world, the Grand Canyon. We were pleasantly surprised to learn …
After returning from our beautiful hike to Thousand Island Lake near Yosemite, we headed out immediately to Death Valley. Jenine’s birthday was on October 8th, and we wanted to spend it camped underneath the famous death valley skies! Death Valley was also going to be the place where we could truly test the capabilities of …
After coming back from burning man in early September, the plan was to pick up our new off-road camper van (Sportsmobile) and head out again (for real) on our trip. The plan was pushed back when we found out our van wasn’t going to be ready until the end of September. So we moved in …
Leaving San Francisco Part II – On our way (again) in our new home Read More »
After traveling back from Canada to San Francisco, Jenine and I made a quick packing turnaround, grabbed our 24’ rental trailer and headed to Black Rock City on Monday Aug 25th. We heard that Burning Man was “closed” that Monday due to rain, so we camped out at a gas station and breezed into the Burning Man …
When George and I set out we originally had an aggressive plan of making it to Vancouver Island, then all the way to Alaska before returning south in time for Burning Man (~1 month). We quickly realized with our first detour to San Juan Island that Alaska just wasn’t going to be in the plan …