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Weekly Twitter Updates
have camped 8 of the last 9 nights. was on a good streak but i think my injured butt needs a bed tonight! ouch. # got tossed off horse while cantering. accd'ing 2 wiki, i don't have a concussion. accd'ing 2 any1 w common sense, i'm not a horseback rider. # today: horseback riding/looking for…
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South America: Our Favorites
We really loved our three and a half months in South America, from the tropical shores of the Caribbean in Colombia, to snorkeling with sea lions in the Galapagos Islands to hiking among 6000+ meter peaks in Peru. It’s an immensely varied continent, and we barely even scratched the surface. We found nothing but warm and…
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Buenos Aires: Pretending to be Locals
Buenos Aires was one of the South American sites that we were most excited to visit, because we had heard nothing but glowing reviews from those who had been there previously; and it didn’t disappoint. It’s a lively city that loves its food, drink, music, dance, handicrafts, art, and antiques, and we decided to take…
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Weekly Twitter Updates
Hiking in #Tsitsikamma NP today. Feinbos, forest, lagoon, beach…now waiting on organic chicken dinner. Loving every minute of #SouthAfrica # Claudia's haircut by the hostel owner was a success! Back to short. Best part? It was free & the view of the mountains was amazing # Saw baboons while canoeing today. For this area, it's…
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Yum: Yerba Mate
Whereas coffee is the daily morning beverage for most of the world, in Argentina it’s yerba mate, except change “morning” to “all the time”, and “beverage” to “religion”. It’s an herbal tea (or infusion for our nonexistent British readers out there) with its own unique and traditional delivery method containing two parts: a hollowed out…
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Yum: Choripan
We came across El Rey del Chori (‘The King of Chori’) while wandering around the San Telmo Sunday market. On offer were three meat sandwiches, the most popular being choripan (chorizo +), with your choice of toppings: onion and tomato relish, hot pickled peppers, and a hot pepper salsa. On a sunny day, with live music on…
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Now It’s Official (Again)
It’s been a few months since either of us have worn wedding rings. We left them at home because we didn’t want to risk having them stolen during our travels, and we thought it would be fun to find rings that we could wear for the year at a market somewhere in South America. After…
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The Dreaded Mullet
Business in the front; hippie in the back. We saw this ‘hairstyle’ all over Argentina. Kind of like their take on the American rat tail. i present you with The Dreaded Mullet: To see the photo gallery for this post, click here
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Bariloche: Just the Tip of Patagonia
Our original plan for South America was to go as far south as the Patagonian glaciers–essentially all the way to the southern tip–but because of time constraints, uncertain weather, and the fact that Argentina is just really big, that turned out to be unrealistic, so the farthest south we’ll get is Bariloche, in Argentina’s lake…
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Weekly Twitter Updates
South Africans are the kindest people we've met yet: refreshingly warm, generous, and helpful. # Delicious Indian food last night at Masala Dosa & top 3 burgers of all time tonight at Royal Eatery. Cape Town you're making us fat! # OH last night: "oh, you will LOVE The Kruger!" [said with British accent &…
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