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Baños: Spanish Lessons and a Homestay
After several weeks in South America, I decided it was time to stop muddling through with my mixture of English and Italian and get some proper Spanish lessons. We chose Baños (full name: Baños de Agua Santa) as the spot, because it is surrounded by mountains, hot springs, and there are tons of outdoor activities…
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Weekly Twitter Updates
Rock climbing today, then heading out on a 4-day trek through the Cordillera Blanca tomorrow (http://t.co/ODZ6DTH). Stoked! # Listening to ppl talk about Michelle Rhee and the DC school system while eating breakfast in Huaraz, Peru. Wait, am I back home?! Confused! # Yesterday we toured Chan Chan, the largest adobe city in the world.…
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Weekly Twitter Updates
Loja bored us to death, and turning 31 is boring enough, so we jumped on a bus to Vilcabamba for a night! Peru can wait a day! # Arrived in Loja, Ecuador after 11 hrs of buses yesterday. Looking forward to local celebrations today, then to Piura, Peru overnight tonight # Left our cozy homestay…
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Yum: Sanduiches de Higos y Queso
Warm figs simmering in a sweet sugary syrup. With cheese. On warm bread. For $1. Sold on the street in Quito. Need we say more?
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Galapagos Island Hopping
Although we had originally planned to volunteer right up until we had to leave for our cruise, due to unfavorable ferry schedules and our long weekends off at Jatun Sacha, we decided it made more sense to leave the reserve the Saturday before the Wednesday our cruise left (so, ok, we’re also at fault for…
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Videos: Bogota, Salento, Galapagos
While we put the finishing touches on our next and last Galapagos post (and a few other goodies we’re working on for you), here are some videos we’ve taken on the trip. Uploading videos takes a long time and a lot of patience with the hostel and cyber cafe Internet connections we’ve been forced to…
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Weekly Twitter Updates
Yesterday: Spanish class, rock climbing, salsa class, bar w/ big patio & bonfire. Today: class, biking past waterfalls/mountains. Banos FTW! # Check out our friends' blog for an interview on our trip so far! RT @ishouldlogoff: Traveler Talk Back: Nick & Claudia su.pr/30c5wR # Had an IPA & a stout at a La Cascada brewery…
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Volunteering in the Galapagos
We knew we wanted to volunteer in a few places when we first started planning out our trip several months back. We also knew we wanted to spend a good amount of time in the Galapagos, so one of the first things we did was apply to be volunteers with an Ecuadorian organization called Jatun…
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Galapagos Introduction
The Galapagos islands are truly one of the most unique places on Earth, and we thought we’d start telling you about our 19 days there with this post, which I hope will describe some of the fascinating things we learned about the islands. I’ll try to convey some of the excitement and awe we felt…
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Weekly Twitter Updates
Just finished an amazing 19 days in the Galapagos. Gonna miss those blue footed boobies & silly sea lions! Heading back to Quito now. # Spent a few days on Isabela island& snorkeled with marine iguanas,sea turtles,starfish,rays etc! Also saw penguins. Headed on a cruise now! #
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