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Yum: Lima Food Tour
I was excited to get back to Lima after having been there very briefly with my mom on our Peru trip three years ago. What I mostly remember was the delicious food we ate while there, the great weather we had (despite the fact that we were there during the winter when the city is…
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Our Pace or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Journey
One of the things we’ve had the most trouble with on this trip is our pace: we’ve budgeted a year for this trip, and we also have set up several intermediate deadlines for ourselves, such as volunteering in the Galapagos and meeting friends in Tanzania and India. Because of these set plans, it’s necessary to…
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Huaraz, Peru and the Santa Cruz Trek
Fresh off our five day journey, we arrived in Huaraz, Peru tired and travel-weary. After resting in our wonderful hostel–Churup–for a few hours to recover from the overnight bus, we spent the better part of two days researching trekking companies and trying to decide on the best way to explore our beautiful surroundings. In the…
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Weekly Twitter Updates
Finally in a big city over a weekend, and with a good attitude about it. Loving #LaPaz except the air quality, but tomorrow is a no car day! # Have you seen our "What We're Reading" page? Suggestions and especially Kindle loans are appreciated! http://t.co/wJWNZAC # Mind-blowing two day trip to the #SacredValley and #MachuPicchu…
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From Baños to Huaraz
It feels like we’ve been covering a lot of ground in the last two weeks. After spending over five weeks in tiny Ecuador, we realized we needed to get moving if we want to make Patagonia by early October. Baños was pretty much the last place we wanted to spend time in in Ecuador and…
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Weekly Twitter Updates
Girl behind me on the bus was using Netipot, is now vomiting #FML # Okay so this @CruzdelSur bus is amazing… but this is the 4th Adam Sandler movie I've seen on a bus in 2 days! What gives #Peru ! # On a bus #Ica >#Cuzco. Huge seats recline almost all the way, wifi,…
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Not Yum: Empanada de Globo
More like Empanada de Aire. No wonder they were ten cents each. Mot disappointing empanada ever!
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South America: Top 10 Things to Love (…or at least be amused by)
We’ve really enjoyed traveling in South America. We’re only in our third country so far, but we’ve definitely noticed some things that make us smile, laugh, and/or curse under our breaths while still chuckling. In no particular order: Shopping. Need Q-tips? Batteries? A blender? Socks? Then you’re in luck! Just walk down the block and…
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Yum: Licor de Serpiente
Travel rule #1: When you’re in a restaurant owned by a guy with a Stetson hat and an epic handlebar moustache, and the drink list contains a house specialty called Licor de Serpiente (Snake Juice), you order it. Had the proprietor, Shanta, showed me the bottle of yellowing liquor with the actual, full-grown Coral snake…
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Yum: Canelazo
A warm drink made with sugar cane liquor, freshly squeezed orange and passion fruit juices, and cinnamon. Shown here from the Cafe del Cielo, with Baños in the valley below. Rainy days beware!
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