Posts Tagged ‘travel’
Back to School in Sucre
The last two weeks absolutely flew by, each day blending into the next as we studied, ate, did homework, ate again, and slept. We had completely underestimated how exhausting 4 hours of private Spanish lessons would make us, and we often had to force ourselves to wake up from afternoon naps in order to make…
Read MoreLiving Up to its Reputation
Bolivia is….raw. For all of the charm, beauty, history, and culture that being in a country like Bolivia provides, it comes at a price. We are slowly getting used to the sight of public urination, sickly dogs, very dirty streets, and hundreds of street vendors, but it is taking a bit of patience and humility.…
Read MoreOn and Off the Beaten Path
Last time I wrote a blog we were in Mendoza, Arentina, suffering from the heat and overwhelmed by crowded streets. In the last 2 1/2 weeks we backpacked around Mount Aconcagua, spent Christmas in Mendoza, traveled to Salta, spent New Years in the quaint town of Cafayate, hitchhiked around a picturesque desert valley, traveled to…
Read MoreHome Away from Home
I´m a bit crunched for time this evening, but it is time for a blog post, and I want to tell about this last week before we leave on our 4-night backpacking trip in the morning. Our week consisted of 3 big trips, with lots of nice downtime in between. We hiked up to the…
Read MoreEndless Adventures in Bariloche
Sometimes you spend hours of research and hundreds of dollars on excursions and activities, and other times you get offered to do them all for free! This week, in addition to a couple of beautiful hikes that we planned on our own, we had the incredible luck of doing many wonderful activities without spending a…
Read MoreThe Gateway to Patagonia
An entire week has gone by since my last blog, and now there is more to say than I could ever hope to put into words. We ended up spending a total of 5 days in Buenos Aires before taking a 20 hour bus ride to Bariloche, where we are currently working at the front desk of a…
Read MoreBienvenidos a Buenos Aires
After nearly a year of planning, thousands of dollars of saving, and 36 hours of travel, we made it to Buenos Aires, Argentina. It has been a relatively smooth transition, and we feel strangely comfortable and at home in this city. The biggest difference is language, but Don and I are on a mission to learn…
Read MoreAmerica The Beautiful
(Written on Thursday, November 7th at 7am) Total Road Trip Days: 33 Total Road Trip Miles: 8, 025 We have completed our road trip! We finished a few days early, a few dollars poorer, and with a bit more miles under our belt than expected, but we’re already talking about when and where we can…
Read MoreThe Mountains Are Calling
(Written on Sunday, November 3rd at 9am) Total Days: 30 Total Mileage: 7,000 Our drive into Taos, New Mexico turned out to be much more eventful than we had anticipated. As we headed over the High Road to Taos Scenic Byway (State Road 518 through the Carson National Forest), the small rainstorm that had just…
Read MoreFamily Comes First
(Written on Wednesday, October 30th at 4pm) Total Days: 27 Total Mileage: 6, 500 When we first began planning our trip to South America, our biggest concern was not our safety, the money, or the need to quit our jobs and put our belongings in storage. The problem was that we had family all over…
Read More