And On The Last Night, The Earth Shook
Well, have I ever got a story for you… It was nearing the end. Only two days left. In a brand new country, in a hilly little town on a...
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Apr 14, 20123 min read
Our Final Ride through Maipu (hehe, say it aloud)
Our last weekend in Mendoza was phenomenal. Friday evening we were invited to an “asado” which is a very common get together in Argentina...
Apr 11, 20126 min read
An Escape into the Andes
I feel inspried enough to write today, which is sort of an accomplishment. I had a bit of a scare this week, but today I really floated...
Apr 5, 20125 min read
Como se dice “wine teeth”?
I can’t believe I’m back here. It’s been just over three years since my first backpacking trip and ended up falling head over heels for a...
Mar 29, 20127 min read
Adios Buenos Aires!
I just had 12 pairs of underwear, 8 tops, 2 pairs of pants and 2 skirts washed, dried, pressed and folded for the bargain price of 18...
Mar 27, 20125 min read
A Dance through Argentina’s History
In an attempt to get out of our comfortable little casa and see some of the classic tourist sights here in Buenos Aires, we tore out a...
Mar 26, 20126 min read
A Weekend in Buenos Aires
So we’re really finding our groove here in Buenos Aires. I’m on a pretty strict diet of wine, ham and cheese. And a couple times a week,...
Mar 20, 20126 min read
Back to la Escuela
Our alarms went off at 630am (probably about the time we went to bed Saturday night… or Sunday morning, whatever). We both looked at each...
Mar 18, 20123 min read
How do you say St. Patrick’s Day in Espanol?
We sat there in the dark little restaurant, entranced. I’m not sure if it was the dancers. Every stomp of their feet. Every clap of their...
Mar 17, 20125 min read
Wine Nights and Sunny Afternoons
Our first evening in Buenos Aires, once we were finally rested enough from our travels, we showered, got dressed and head out to see the...
Mar 16, 20123 min read
Back in Argentina… Yes, We Made It
My ears just popped. Finally. So I feel like I’m actually awake, alive and participating in this adventure. Battlinga cold for this last...
Feb 2, 20092 min read
Iquique – Round 2
Our last week in South America could not have gone any better. After all the twists and turns along the way, we ended up back in Iquique...
Feb 1, 20092 min read
Back to Chile
(Written in my journal, hence the present tense.) So here we are, on another 20 some hour bus ride (having just come off an overnight bus...
Jan 28, 20099 min read
Mendoza, Argentina
Argentina is exactly as you would imagine it in your dreams. Daily siestas are built into the days. Wine is everywhere. Local men are cat...
Jan 26, 20095 min read
Santiago, Chile
27 Enero… about 11pm Enroute from Santiago to Mendoza So… Santiago. So much to say after only 24 hours. I am discovering that I am...
Jan 25, 20093 min read
Leaving Iquique
Checking in again! So we are heading out today… leaving the beaches of beautiful Iquique. Aww… tear. Oh well, there´s only so much sun my...
Jan 23, 20093 min read
Iquique, Chile
So we are officially beach bums. Spent yesterday and today, laying restlessly on the sandy beaches in Iquique… soaking up the sun. Chile...
Jan 21, 20096 min read
Enroute to Chile
So this is what people call a “character building experience”…. It´s like 330 in the morning right now… or something, I really can´t...
Jan 18, 20093 min read
Cusco and The Sacred Valley – The Bus Ride
NOTE – This was written on the drive in my journal so it´s in present tense. Whoops! It´s 530 in the morning right now. I guess my...
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