Some fast facts about Patagonia: Patagonia is at the very end of South America. It is bounded by the Pacific Ocean on the west and the Atlantic to the east. As a result, it’s also the gateway to Antarctica. Patagonia is not its own country – it is shared by both Chile and Argentina. Only 10%… Read More Glaciers, Mountains, Hikes: Argentinian Patagonia
After two years of planning, in November 2019 we finally made it to Torres del Paine, the famous national park in the Patagonia region of Chile! Now, this isn’t going to be your full-on “How to Hike the W Trail.” There are so many other blog posts out there for that. Instead this is some… Read More Hiking the W Trail in Torres del Paine
My senior year of high school, I was lucky enough to go on a trip hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. It was a trip that truly made me fall in love with traveling – experiencing different cultures, accomplishing something really challenging and seeing beautiful historic sites. It was yet another reason I was… Read More Trek Through Peru’s Ausangate Mountain Range
With a depth of 10,730 feet, Peru’s Colca Canyon is known as the world’s deepest canyon. Often compared with the Grand Canyon, it is a stunning natural attraction that we didn’t want to miss, especially to see the massive Andean Condors, among the largest birds, that live on the edges of the canyon. There are… Read More Two Days in Colca Canyon, Peru
Geez, I am clearly operating on a one-month lag in blog posts. I don’t know how those serious travel bloggers manage to do blog posts so frequently! (Ok, Brice tells me they aren’t having leisurely mornings just lounging like I have been doing…) I swear, more posts on prior adventures like our amazing week through… Read More Peru Update
Brice asked me yesterday one sentence to describe our 4-day trek in northern Colombia that we took a few weeks ago. I paused as I thought about it. “It was an epic adventure filled with incredibly beautiful views, welcoming people, surprisingly good food, and a lot of hills that left me exhausted, covered in bug… Read More 4 Day Trek, 6 Day Recovery
After our crazy, eventful first two days on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, we toned it down a few notches for the rest of our long weekend. Where We Stayed We stayed at the gorgeous and extremely comfortable Sueño Grande B&B, right in the heart of the cute beach town of Puerto Viejo. It… Read More And Then The Calm: Caribe Part II
One of the perks of being in Costa Rica is that it’s a destination friends want to visit. Good news for us! Our first visitor was our good friend Summer, who joined us a few weeks back. Especially as she moved from Oregon to Texas last year, it was so good to see her and… Read More ¡A La Playa!
One thing I’ve enjoyed most about living in Costa Rica is how incredibly welcoming everyone is. Costa Ricans (or “Ticos” as they affectionately call themselves) are extremely proud of their country and want visitors to love it as much as they do. Several coworkers have offered to take us to their hometowns and show us… Read More Weekend Adventure in Cartago