travel
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From Quiet Canals to the Edge of the Atlantic: Our Journey Down to Lisbon
Today is the day we drive to Lisbon! We tried to get up at a reasonable hour this morning… And we managed. We were on the road before 8:00 am. Our first stop was Aveiro, known as the “Venice of… Continue reading
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A Day in the Douro Valley: Quinta do Vallado and the Streets of Pinhão
Today was the day I’d most been looking forward to so far this trip. We got to go up the Douro Valley! We left pretty quickly after breakfast, and started driving towards Quinta de Vallado, the only place I’d managed… Continue reading
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Where Portugal Began: Exploring the Ancient Cities and Wild Mountains of the North
We got up not horribly early, grabbed breakfast, and headed out the door for Braga and the area around there. First up on our list was the Bom de Jesus, which featured this super cool staircase… Driving there wasn’t too… Continue reading
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Porto: Between the River and the Atlantic
We’re leaving for Portugal today! So of course I thought it would be a good idea to get up at 3:45 and go run a half with my friends before leaving. Hmmm. I’m still not exactly sure it was a… Continue reading
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Lima: The Grand Finale. Three Days in Miraflores, Centro Histórico, and Barranco
Yay! Nowhere to be today! We got up at a reasonable hour and had breakfast. Not a bad spread. Hotel breakfasts are better here than in the states. We went back to the room, chilled a bit, and headed out… Continue reading
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Adrenaline in the Oasis: Huacachina’s Crazy Dune Buggy Adventure
Thankfully, we didn’t have to rush out anywhere this morning, we could have breakfast at the hotel and chill out by the pool in the morning, which we did. After showers, it was time for our (FREE!!) pisco tour with… Continue reading
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From White City to Desert Oasis: My Peru Hop Journey (Arequipa to Huacachina)
We get to stay in Arequipa for one more day, and yay! We didn’t have to get up at any certain time today! I still woke up a little after 5:00… 🙄 We went to the hotel breakfast when it… Continue reading
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Peru Rail: A Ride Through the Andes
It’s train ride day! We FINALLY get to take the amazing Peru Rail Lake Titicaca train to Puno! We woke up at a MUCH more reasonable hour today, something like 5:00 am. We still had to leave the hotel by… Continue reading
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Rainbow Mountain and Red Valley: Peru’s Most Colorful Hike
Oy. 2:30ish am came stupidly early today. I woke up to Matt rustling around, apparently having woken up way too early. We grabbed our stuff and stumbled out the door and were standing outside at 2:56 am. We had to… Continue reading
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Lake Humantay: A Glacial Jewel in the Andes
Ahhhh, a decent night of sleep! Finally! And Matt woke up, having slept all night too, not having to run to the bathroom… He seems to be feeling better. We didn’t jump out of bed super early, but we headed… Continue reading
