The Best of South America in 2-3 Weeks
We spent four months roaming Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia, and we want to share what we consider the highlights of that region …
2014
Travel Costs: Colombia Budget Update
We’re continuing to post our spending numbers as a resource for other travelers. Here is a breakdown of what we spent for two …
Kicking back on Colombia’s Caribbean Coast
First, a quick update from us: Sadly, we are now home from our Big Trip, getting our feet underneath us, and figuring …
Cartagena, a hot Caribbean beauty
This beauty looks better at night. Because of Cartagena’s miserable and oppressive heat, most people hibernate during the day, but the city …
In Medellin: Thinking Botero, not Escobar
We had a guy named Pablo show us around Medellin. This Pablo is a young guy who founded Real City Tours Medellin and spent …
Playing with Caffeine and Explosives in Colombian Coffee Country
We had a lot of expectations about visiting Colombia’s La Zona Cafetera (coffee country). My coffee nerd husband, who spends his mornings …
Salsa Frenzy in Cali, Colombia
Right from the start, Colombia’s been a party. After we got stamped out of Ecuador, we walked across the no-man’s-land bridge between …
Ecuador, Etc.
It’s not fair, Ecuador. But after the idyllic lifetime highlight that was the Galapagos and what is turning into an insanely great …
2013
Todo Tranquilo in the Galapagos
Last year, our friend Amy bought a beautiful flat in Atlanta. The woman she bought it from was on her way to …
Travel Costs: Peru and the Inca Trail Budget Update
We’re continuing to post our spending numbers as a resource for other travelers. Here is a breakdown of what we spent …
Machu Picchu: a whopper for our 100th post!
We got 99 posts but Machu Picchu ain’t one. Until now! Thanks to everyone who is still following along. We really enjoy …
A low water mark at Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca — it sounds so exotic and remote, and the name made you giggle in 7th grade geography (maybe it still …
The Best of Arequipa, Peru
I love when this happens: You show up at a place not expecting much and end up really, really liking it. Hello …
Hit It and Quit It: Quick Stops on Peru’s Gringo Trail
The coastal desert south of Lima is not undiscovered, off-the-beaten-path territory. Still, we needed to kill some time as we slowly worked …
In Lima, Viva La Comida!
After a relaxing and recharging 10 days in Florida, and an all-too-brief layover in our most recent hometown of Atlanta, we arrived …