Borderline Insanity
Having spent our time in a place that isn’t its own country (but thinks it is) it was time to move onto a place that is its own country, and thinks it’s the only one that matters: France. We made our way to Sete on the French Mediterranean. The main draw was a lovely visit […]
Spanish Inquiring
Vietnam proved to be a great time, full of enough adventure to fill several vacations. While we were sad to say “farewell” to the Spees and to Vietnamese food (and prices), we were excited to move on to Spain. It was great to finally make it back to a country where we were (somewhat) comfortable […]
Thai Time
Greece ended up being a really fun stop. For somebody who previously didn’t really care much for Greek food, it wound up being one of my favorite cuisines of the trip thus far. Nothing lasts forever though, and it was time to move along. We briefly split up, with Tim and I heading to Thailand […]
All good things…
…must come to an end. Alas, after our time in DC we were on to Denver for a few nights of hanging out with the grandparents then hopping our final flight to home. It’s good to be back, but at the same time the list of things to see and experience is perhaps even longer […]
It’s a Long Bumpy Road to Zimbabwe – Part 2
Our stop in the chilly, foggy, coastal town of Swakopmund complete, we loaded up and headed out again, first north along the coast, then turning east back into the hot interior of Namibia. Along the way, we saw a small portion of the infamous “Skeleton Coast,” a feared region of rocks and reef made all […]
It’s a Long Bumpy Road to Zimbabwe – Part 1
Cape Town was a lovely time with warm weather, good food, friendly people, cheap prices, and of course widely spoken English for the first time since leaving home. Much as we loved it, it was time to keep moving along. We’d explored a number of options for our time in southern Africa, but found we […]
The Land O’ Lakes
After 5 weeks of Patagonian cold and wind, we decided that what we all really wanted was… more Patagonia. Except this time we shifted gears and went up to Bariloche, Argentina for some “mild Patagonia.” We got into town to a blissful, 72-degree day, which was an amazing change from what we had been experiencing. […]
The Land of Ice and Stone
Chile is the world’s longest country at 2,600 miles, but it’s awfully narrow at only about a hundred miles wide. Given that we landed in Santiago in about the middle, that pretty much left us only the choice to go up or down. We debated. To the north was the Atacama, one of the driest […]
The Island at the End of the World
Where to go after a week in Pichilemu, Chile? Why not one of the most remote populated places on earth – Rapa Nui. Never heard of Rapa Nui? That’s probably because it was known as Easter Island until the name was changed by Chilean law in 2019. At 3,512 miles from the nearest continent, it’s […]
Off to the Jungle
After 4 weeks of huffing and puffing up and down the high altitude streets and hills of Cusco, we decided it was time for a change. Off we went, on a long and windy (and somewhat nauseating) 8 hour drive way, way, down into the Amazon Basin. Eventually, we made it to Rio Madre de […]