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Snorkeling with Sea Life in the Galápagos Islands
Posted on May 18, 2012 | No CommentsAn experienced tour guide is crucial for certain destinations. In 2009 we toured Cambodia with a guide named Mono. He picked us up early, helped us choose sites... -
Visiting Parque Condor from Otavalo
Posted on May 17, 2012 | No CommentsOn a hike through the countryside north of Otavalo, our friend Lisa joined us for a day. We trekked up roads paved with broken rocks, crossed paths with... -
Touring UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Asia
Posted on May 11, 2012 | 8 CommentsOverview of UNESCO and World Heritage Sites UNESCO is an international organization dedicated to promoting peace throughout the world. Some of the organizational goals and activities of UNESCO... -
Nearly Killed my Wife on our Honeymoon
Posted on May 7, 2012 | No CommentsI nearly killed my wife one morning on our honeymoon in Costa Rica. I realized this fact as we ate dinner later that night while sharing hilarious video... -
Adopted by Aldea Yanapay while Living and Volunteering in Peru
Posted on April 27, 2012 | 1 CommentFour months into our nine month journey exploring South America we arrived in Cusco, Peru. Worn from the dusty travel trail, I was nursing a nagging knee... -
Cusco’s Plaza de Armas for New Year’s Eve
Posted on April 25, 2012 | 4 CommentsArriving in Cusco, Peru just before Christmas Eve 2011 we immediately secured volunteering positions with Aldea Yanapay. Founded and run by Yuri Valencia, the organization provides a cultural... -
Suburbia Roller Derby t-shirt Rides Bikes in Bolivia and Chile
Posted on April 18, 2012 | No CommentsLas chicas of Suburbia Roller Derby are intense on and off the hard oval floors they spin around. I learned this firsthand two Decembers in a row while... -
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park in the US Southwest
Posted on April 6, 2012 | No CommentsIn October 2000, I embarked on a life changing two week bus journey across the United States with Green Tortoise Adventure Travel. Having just graduated from university that... -
Happy Birthday Melissa and Where We Traveled for our Birthdays
Posted on April 5, 2012 | No CommentsAt this moment it is midnight on April 5th, 2012 in our native New York. It is officially Melissa’s 34th birthday. We’ve already been celebrating for an hour... -
Traveling with an Injury and Apartment Searches in Ecuador
Posted on April 4, 2012 | No CommentsThree weeks before we started our current trip through parts of South America, I injured my right knee while trying to dispose of a life’s accumulation of garbage,...
