* We visited Copacabana March 31 to April 3, 2015 (We know, we are super behind on our posts!) Not much to report about from Copacabana really. Copacabana is a small coastal town on Lake Titicaca from which boats to Isla del Sol depart. It’s […]
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The High Life
The city of La Paz, Bolivia sits at a sky high 11,483 ft. above sea level, and within minutes of landing at the airport there, we started to feel the affects of the altitude. We set aside 5 days to spend there so we could […]
Welcome to the Jungle
Back when we were traveling through Ecuador in February we started to research visiting the Amazonian Jungle, an area so large that it encompasses huge portions of Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and Brazil. I had visions of visiting a far flung, isolated tribal village whose people […]
On the Road Again: A Tale of Erotic Pottery
After a few unexpected weeks back home we returned to Peru to pick up where we left off, well kind of. When we got the call about Danny’s grandma, we were headed towards some high altitude backpacking in the Cordillera Blanca in Peru. During our […]
Adobe Pyramid Geek Out
After our one night in sleepy Loja, which for me was filled with strange dreams of that stupid thief’s hand under my seat, we boarded a bus headed to Peru and hugged our backpacks on our laps until we reached the border. The drive was […]
Getting Canasta-y in Cuenca
Reaching Cuenca was the oasis of our roadtrip through the Ecuadorian countryside. After 3 days of Carnivale traffic and windy roads through the misty mountains we were all happy to settle in and get a taste of the charm Cuenca had to offer. As we […]
Galapagosing Around
From Quito we headed towards the main attraction of my parents’ and our time in Ecuador…a 5 day cruise in the Galapagos Islands. A visit to the islands has been on my Dad’s bucket list for some time, and the date we had all been […]
Down By the Beach
We knew Punta del Este would be a quick, expensive stop, and so we picked out a smaller beach town a little further north that sounded mellow and a bit more secluded. We chose wisely with La Aguada, a small beach village located just outside […]
Punta del Dinero
I have been craving beach time since we first arrived in South America, but was previously out-voted every time we were close to a beach town, even though technically the votes were tied 1 to 1. That is, until we found ourselves in Uruguay with […]
Buenos Días Buenos Aires
Our second 20 plus hour bus ride of the trip took us out of Patagonia for good and back into big city life. We were definitely excited to spend some time in Buenos Aires, so much so that we stayed for a week. We rented […]
Patagonian Shakedown Street
Literally straight off the trails in El Chaltén we returned our rented camping gear and walked to the bus station to board a bus north to El Bolsón, Argentina for some warmer weather and well earned down time. El Bolsón is still technically Patagonia, but after […]
Against the Wind
Straight after the W Trek in Torres del Paine we left Chile behind again and headed slightly north to Argentina’s self-proclaimed national capital of trekking, El Chaltén. We were high on life, hiking and Patagonia and were eager for more of all of the above. […]