South America
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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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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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From Floating Islands to the White City: the Wonders of Lake Titicaca and Arequipa
This one takes the cake for weirdest Thanksgiving ever. Obviously, it doesn’t even feel like it, as we’re in a country that doesn’t even celebrate. Anyway. I slept til almost 5:00 am today. It gets light here super early. We… 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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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
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Our Peru Adventure Continues: Awe-Struck by Machu Picchu
Ugh. Apparently I can’t sleep at altitude for shit. And there were people in and out of the hotel at all hours of the night – I guess we’ll be the ones doing that next week, so I can’t complain… Continue reading
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We’re off to Peru. First Stop – Cusco!
EEEEK! We’re going to Peru! I woke up stupid early today, of course. I had 20,000,000 things on the brain and could NOT calm down enough to go back to sleep. Funny enough, Matt got up shortly after I did. … Continue reading
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A Window into Cartagena
I have been fascinated by photographing doors and windows for most of my life. It’s one of my guilty pleasures when I’m in a cool old city, wandering with a camera in my hand… So. This post is my little… Continue reading
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Cartagena. Oh, Cartagena.
I. Am. In. Love. With. This. Town. Oh. My. God. Okay, I’ll stop talking like that now. I just can’t even. It’s SO PRETTY. I’ve seen a lot of pretty towns in my life, but there’s something special about this… Continue reading
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Medellín
The city of Medellín was our introduction into the country and the culture. It was a really good way to figure out what everything was like before we forayed further into the country. We had a couple really entertaining experiences… Continue reading
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