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January 1, 2016
Checking Out What Pachamama’s Got Under Her Skirt
Still shaking our heads and chuckling from June 2012
When we originally began planning our travels through South America, a stop in Potosi had never crossed our minds. We immediately thought of the usual highlights more travelers become excited about; Machu Picchu, the salt flats in Bolivia, Cartagena in Colombia, and the list continues. Luckily, we decided to visit the small town well-known for mining after enough research and recommendations from other backpackers we met along the way. […]
November 30, 2015
Conquering Our Fear of Heights to Witness Breathtaking Sights
Adventure from May 2012
The time had finally come…an experience we looked forward to well before entering Peru. Even with two broken bones in my foot, I could hardly contain my excitement as we entered the interior of the minivan providing our ascent to the peak of a mountain eighteen miles from Machu Picchu where our memorable journey would begin. […]
November 16, 2015
Cut Your Turd Elsewhere, This Isn’t the Bathroom!
A steamy memory from April 2012
Baños; a small town located in the mountains of Ecaudor translated to “baths” in English. Quite literally the word Baño is often translated to “bathroom” in English. We couldn’t help thinking upon our arrival if we had entered the bathrooms of Ecuador, we could hardly wait to see the sewer! The small town was alive with energetic locals and surrounding my stunning views of mountains towering over the people fortunate enough to wake to such beauty. […]
November 5, 2015
You Want Hardened Testicles for Breakfast?
Still smiling from January 2012
If ever there were a grand entrance, the sight of descending the mountain we had just navigated to reach Lake Atitlan in Guatemala proved more than capable! Our eyes widened as we observed the scenery we had heard so much about while feeling our weight shift forward in response to our minivan driver’s feet sinking into the brake pedal to avoid flying off the mountainside along our decline. […]
November 3, 2015
No, It Wasn’t a Meow!
Remembering kindness from March 2011
I had dozed off momentarily only to wake in the midst of our surprisingly clean, comfortable bus coming to a slow, rolling stop. The driver’s assistant yelled out the name of our stop, prompting the two of us to step down from the bus stairs and gather our large packs from the cargo area below. I quickly came to the conclusion there was something vastly different about this stop, […]
November 2, 2015
“In Most Countries Getting This High Is Illegal!” -Nzone
Still feeling the excitement from December 2011
What were we thinking? Were we truly about to jump out of plane perfectly capable of delivering us to the earth safely, from fifteen thousand feet followed by a sixty second free fall at one hundred and twenty-five miles per hour? Without hesitation we answered the question of insanity in our minds, “Yes. […]
November 1, 2015
While At Uncle Tan’s, Sex Isn’t In The Plans
Appreciating our experiences from July 2011
Without a doubt, our time at Uncle Tan’s deep in the jungle of Borneo was an impressive highlight from our trip. The quote on the brochure to this camp for big kids was about to be justified in every way. “The jungle is a green hell to some, but a lost paradise for many.” Uncle Tan’s was an adventure we had thoroughly looked forward to for months, […]
October 31, 2015
Boobs In My Face and A Romantic Dining Space
Romantic candlelight dinner from August 2012
If ever we had experienced overcrowding in public transportation, nothing could have compared to the buses in Sri Lanka. Every available space on the floor of the steel, rusted beast was occupied with either a foot or bag of goods. The sweltering heat had become less than welcome as we sat smashed into the small seats, […]
October 25, 2015
No Really…It’s LITERALLY Mud Butt
Life in the clouds April 2011
There are times when you’re on the road when you find those special hosts who really steal a special place in your heart. Without a doubt, for me, the incredibly pregnant woman dangerously close to giving birth at our hostel in Sapa was one of them. We had returned to the four story blue building, to stay with her, […]
October 23, 2015
Island Exploring has Our Spirits Soaring
A fond memory from October 2011
We’d already been won over by the local people throughout our journey through the Philippines. Their relentless positive outlook and friendly character served as an example for others to live. The kids were some of the cutest we’d seen in all our travels, and our obsession with the beach had been driven to an all new extreme after finding ourselves relaxing in post card worthy settings. […]
October 17, 2015
Market Stripping and Ping Pong Show Skipping
Unforgettable memory January 2011
Granted, we’ve been to Thailand more times than any other country. It’s also true this country gives us a true sense of our home away from home, but I’ll never forget our first impressions of such an addicting country. There are those who might argue Thailand is too touristy. Although it does seem to be home to hoards of new backpackers and seasoned veterans alike, […]
October 7, 2015
No, We’re NOT Cream Filled
Loving Memory from February 2011
I won’t soon forget our first visit to the island of Don Det in Si Phan Don, located in the southern tip of Laos. Our bus from Pakse would drop us off at a small, simple bus station, leaving us to walk with our packs on 20 minutes in the scorching heat of the day to the water’s edge of the mighty Mekong River. […]
October 5, 2015
Turtle Head Poking Out…From the Sand
Remembering July 2011
Sometimes we have to endure a bit of discomfort to find our paradise. This simple statement couldn’t have been truer about finding one of ours. We had done the research and weighed the amount of irritations that might arise. Still…with the small, primitive island of Derawan sounding more and more like a must-see, we threw all caution to the wind. […]
October 1, 2015
Simplistic living inspires our giving
Memory from October 2014
A little goes a long way. Granted you could argue the same could be true about showing cleavage, but when you’re traveling in less developed countries, these words couldn’t possibly ring more true…It doesn’t take long, no matter how you travel in Laos, to find poverty and a way of life so unfamiliarly different from our own. Bamboo constructed huts complete with palm fern thatched roofs fill nearly every rural village in the country. […]
Nate
"Forget all the reasons why it won't work, and believe in the one reason why it will." - quoted by someone chasing their dreams
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