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Beautiful Bariloche
We are currently in beautiful Bariloche, Argentina. The gateway to Patagonia. It is a resort town on a large glacial lake surrounded by...
Jun 23, 20242 min read


The Mystery of Machu Picchu
The pinnacle of the Salkantay Trek is Machu Picchu. Typically, you would reach Machu Picchu on day 4 or day 5. But for some reason we...
Jun 23, 20242 min read


Machu Picchu via The Salkantay Trek – an alternative to the Inca Trail
The Salkantay Trek skinny: We turned a 5 day/4 night trek into a 3 day/2 night trek. We did this without a guide. You don’t need a guide...
Jun 23, 202410 min read


The Nasca Lines of Peru: Spend the money and go up in a plane
For as archaeologically significant and mysterious as the Nasca Lines of Peru are, amazingly, they are still relatively unknown. (Nasca...
Jun 23, 20242 min read


The Santa Cruz Trek: One of the best treks in the world
The Santa Cruz Trek was voted as one of the best treks in the world by National Geographic. Start: Cashapampa – elevation: 9,524 ft...
Jun 23, 202411 min read


It’s a small world after all
Riding in the taxi Friday morning I felt I was exactly where I was supposed to be. The night before was a bit of a different story....
Jun 23, 20243 min read


Hiking the Lloa to Mindo Trail in Ecuador
The plan was to take 2-3 days and hike the Lloa to Mindo trail, I had read about the hike but there was very little in the way of detail...
Jun 23, 202410 min read


A week in Mindo, Ecuador
Imagine a place where the electricity turns off randomly from 11 am – 2 pm, the rivers flow of chocolate, hummingbirds bring you honey,...
Jun 23, 20247 min read


99 Luftballons
South America has had and continues to have a legacy of presidents who are in it for themselves. Hugo Chavez died with a net worth of $1...
Jun 23, 20246 min read


How do you pack for a trip around the world?
How do you pack for a round the world, multi-year trip? We don’t think there’s a definitive answer to this questions, but we’re going to...
Dec 21, 20234 min read


Zen and the Art of Car Rental Maintenance
My first experience with an engine was the professional grade lawn-mower my dad had for our modest yard in Arizona. It was powerful for a...
Dec 20, 20235 min read


A Brave New World. Walking away from one – Walking into another.
Walking away from a good career was easy to do on paper, but when the reality set in, somewhere west-bound on I-30 heading to New Mexico,...
Dec 19, 20234 min read
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