House Guests
As Tom and I have not had a house for the past 6 months we have not had much experience with things that used to be commonplace. Like gas and electric bills, soap scum...
As Tom and I have not had a house for the past 6 months we have not had much experience with things that used to be commonplace. Like gas and electric bills, soap scum...
After two weeks of house-sitting in Bocas, we pretty much had it figured out. “It’s funny how quickly i’ve gotten used to just grabbing beetles out of the sink and tossing them outside” I...
Number one question we get from everyone we meet, and everyone we know: How are you paying for all of this?! There is no trust fund, nor have we entered any nefarious illegal rings...
Fair warning. This post leans toward the sentimental, and reading it exposes you to the risk of catching cooties. “Well, the weather sure is great here, that’s for sure” Tom remarked. This is one...
We love the jungle. If you ask Tom why he loves the jungle he will tell you that it’s nice and warm and there is an abundance of fruit. If you ask me I...
Rurrenabaque, Bolivia is a small town on the edge of the Jungle and Pampas regions of Bolivia. [flickr]photo:5981327631[/flickr] Though its pretty small it’s the biggest city in the province and a good place to...
I would like to thank everyone out there who, inadvertently or not, let things slip about La Paz that made Tom and I expect to dislike it. I am so glad I came to...
Here we are on lake Titicaca, the highest commercially navigable lake in the world. [flickr]photo:5934165509[/flickr] [flickr]photo:5934690782[/flickr] I’ll pause here so everyone can make a titi and/or caca joke. Lake Titicaca is home to islands...
With the departure of Kyle, Shea and Dave our intimidating street gang of 7 dwindled to 4. This may seem to be a less impressive number, but the ferocity of the members made up...
We steadily climbed the pre-dawn stone Stairmaster known as the entrance to Machu Picchu, silently moving around those who fell off to the side; panting, shaking or puking from exertion. The farther we got...