I grew up with “fun” family vacations, sometimes including bike trips. Nothing too crazy, just an afternoon riding around Mackinac Island or Beaver Island, but my memories are primarily of me walking beside my bike with big band aids on my knees because trees/fences/rocks/people would often jump in my way causing me to fall. […]
After spending just a few days and a large part of our food budget in Lima, it was time to get back to the more adventurous part of backpacking. We took the quick 5 hour bus ride down to the desert town of Ica, known for its surrounding wineries and the neighboring oasis town […]
Without a doubt one of the best parts of traveling is eating. Munching spicy, crispy chicken feet while shit faced on Soju in South Korea, slurping a mystery bowl of noodles in SE Asia, and chomping on shrimp burritos (Michelle and I daydream about these) while in Belize are some of my favorite traveling […]
Before beginning this trip, I saw some photos of this bright blue lake that was high in the Andes and decided “we are going there.” This blue lake happens to be a glacial lake located near Huaraz, Peru – Lake 69. We crossed into Peru about 2 weeks ago and have been steadily making […]
Will and I left Cuenca with plans to return in roughly 30 years to live out retirement in this beautiful city. It is the 3rd largest city in Ecuador and has quite a large population of ex patriots as it is. But who can blame them (or future us) -the city sits at 8,200 […]
Choosing what beach town you want to visit in Ecuador can be overwhelming. It seems you could spend a full year going from the top of the country to the bottom, riding buses along the Pacific coast, never going inland, stopping at every little beach town, and still would not hit them all. So […]
Will and I both reached our highest elevations hiking when we hiked up Cotopaxi, the highest active volcano in the world which stands at 5,897m (19,347ft). I should clarify, we hiked to about two thirds up the highest active volcano in the world – but that’s still pretty high. Cotopaxi is in a national park […]
Last time I went white water rafting I was crying. I was about 8 years old and in the mountains of North Carolina. Never one for roller coasters, rides, or thrills of any kind I was freaking out. We were on the last run of what was probably a class 1 rapid and it […]
Ever have the burning desire to shoot shaving cream in a 10 year old kid’s face while simultaneously getting a handful of talc powder thrown in yours? Welcome to White’s Day at Pasto’s Carnaval de Negros y Blancos! The Carnival takes place annually in the beginning of January, and we were pretty pumped when […]
After spending our first few weeks on the coast, and my Michigan blood boiling from all the hot days and air conditon-less nights (well, some of them), we headed south to the mountains. After a couple memorable days learning about the country’s history and transformation in Medellín, we continued south to Salento. One of […]