Bolivian Salt Flats Tour: Day 2
Day 2 of our Bolivian Salt Flats tour was spent exploring the country’s best national park: Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve (that’s a mouthful). The national park is meant to protect the...
View ArticleBolivian Salt Flats Tour: Day 3
Day 3 was heavy on the driving as we had to make it within striking distance of the salt flats for the final day. We left the national park and headed towards Salar de Uyuni still enjoying some sights...
View ArticleAdios Bolivia: Interesting Facts & Observations
Now that we’ve wrapped up our tour of the salt flats, it’s time to officially say goodbye to Bolivia. On that thought, we decided to share some interesting facts and observations we’ve noted about...
View ArticleCusco: Belly Button of the Incan Empire
Before tackling the Inca Trail we had a few days in Cusco to relax. This city is the main gateway to Machu Picchu and therefore is the most visited city in Peru (and one of the most visited in South...
View ArticleDriving Around Oahu
Oahu is small enough that you can drive its entire perimeter in just over 2 hours! So we spent our first day on the island doing exactly that. … in the comforts of our compact little Fiat 500. You can...
View ArticleMaui: The Road to Hana – Part 1
The Road to Hana is known to be one of the most beautiful drives in the world, with winding cliffside roads through the rainforest and more waterfalls along the way than you can count. The drive is...
View ArticleHoi An: Suits, Shoes, & Lanterns
Hoi An is a charming city filled with old temples, lanterns, and quaint streets that are reminiscent of an older Vietnam. It is the classic charming town that every country seems to have (like how...
View ArticleNinh Binh: Floating Down the River
Ninh Binh province is home to Tam Coc, a miniature version of Halong Bay with rice paddies sandwiched between limestone peaks. We first decided to go because saying Ninh Binh (“neeng beeng“) is so fun,...
View ArticleHo Chi Minh City (or Saigon?): Modern Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City (or “Saigon” as it’s often referred to in the south) is the major city in the south of Vietnam. As the largest city in the country, it seems the most developed and most modern of the...
View ArticleFes: Time Traveling in the Medina
Fes (or Fez) is one of the largest cities in Morocco and is recognized as the cultural capital of the country. Fes holds many world titles: the largest medina in the Arab world, the world’s largest...
View ArticleCasablanca’s Gem: Hassan II Mosque
We flew home out of the Moroccan city of Casablanca, which despite it’s romantic name, is often quoted as a less desirable city to visit in Morocco. One of the main highlights in the city is one of the...
View ArticleLake Atitlan: San Pedro Volcano
San Pedro la Laguna: A Backpacker’s Paradise San Pedro is one of the larger towns on the lake, known as the backpacker mecca. Prices are low and hotels are aplenty, which draws many tourists to this...
View ArticleGuatemala: Land of Volcanoes
Guatemala is the land of volcanoes, with 30 volcanoes in the country. Three of them are currently active, so we couldn’t resist getting up close and personal to at least one of these. Our hope was to...
View ArticleHow Guatemalan Coffee is Made & Other Foods
Guatemala is one of the world’s top exporters of high grade coffee, and the second highest exporter of coffee in general in Central America. So, it’s hard not to take part in the coffee culture while...
View ArticleAvignon & Aix-en-Provence: Heart of Provence
Although Provence is full of charming little towns and villages to leisurely peruse, there are also some larger cities which are worth a visit: Avignon and Aix-en-Provence. The Bridge to No Where:...
View ArticleAmazing Day Trips in the French Riviera
The cities and towns of the Cote d’Azur seem to blend together, with no clear distinction from one to another. This makes travel between places easy once you pick a home base. For us this base was Nice...
View ArticleVerdon Gorge: Europe’s Grand Canyon
The Verdon Gorge is known as “Europe’s Grand Canyon”. It is a 25 km long and 700 m deep river gorge that extends all the way from Provence to the Alps. The Verdon river has carved this dramatic gorge,...
View ArticleMaldives: The Perfect Honeymoon
The Maldives (pronounced “mahl-deeves”) is a tiny tropical nation made up of 1,192 islands just south of India. The country is made up of 26 ring-shaped “atolls”, which are rings of coral reef that...
View ArticlePatagonia: El Chalten & Fancy Fitz
If you are familiar with the brand name of the outdoor gear company, “Patagonia”, then you may have noticed their logo is a mountain range. This mountain range is not the famous Chilean Torres del...
View ArticleValparaiso: The Town Graffiti Built
We landed in Santiago, Chile’s capital city, on our way to Patagonia. While spending a few days in Chile’s capital, we decided to make the short day trip to Valparaiso, a gritty yet colorful city...
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