A Husband and Wife Travel Around the World
Over the past three months, Tony and I have tried many traditional South American dishes. Some were delicious and others… not so much. But one dish we fell in love with during our food tour of Buenos Aires was the Spanish Tortilla (a.k.a. Spanish Omelet or Tortilla Espanola). A Spanish Tortilla is basically a thick egg omelette made with potatoes […]
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Tony and I have been travelling for roughly 3 months now in South America and have tried every local cuisine from Machas in Chile, Afajores in Argentina, Trucha in Bolivia, and (most daringly) Guinea pig in Peru. After eating like true locals for several months (and both coming down with food poisoning at one point […]
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I have been confined to my bed in Cusco, Peru for the past week due to an unlucky brush-in with food poisoning. After questioning life several times, losing plenty of body fluids, dragging myself to a medical clinic in foreign territory, and being on four different types of antibiotics, you think I would just throw in […]
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We recently arrived in the gorgeous Cusco, Peru where we will be for 8 days before our epic hike of Machu Picchu. Our plan over the next 8 days will be to relax and prepare ourselves for the trek of a lifetime, while also exploring all the great sights that Cusco (the historic capital of […]
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Having just arrived in Cusco, Peru, Tony and I decided to get ourselves into the Peruvian groove by whipping up a traditional Peruvian lunch in our hostel’s kitchen. A lot of Peruvian dishes have many ingredients and are pretty labor intensive (i.e. Empanadas, Rellenos, Chupe de Camarones), but we found the Peruvian Butifarra Pork Sandwich to be […]
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Back at home I was a health nut and gym devotee. Going into my RTW trip, I thought that I would be able to easily maintain my daily routine of working out and eating like a saint… Boy was I wrong! A part of being a backpacker travelling the world is being able to roll […]
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For the past week, Tony and I have traveled through Chile’s Atacama Desert and the Bolivian Salt Flats. We had an incredible journey, although we were completely out of touch with the digital world out in the dessert – Duh! Luckily, upon returning to the 21st century, I was able to catch up on some great travel […]
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In the states, food seems to be merely a method of fueling our bodies. We eat meals sitting in front of the television, out of cartons, and on the run to work. We rarely pay attention to the details and preparation of our food or the richness in its taste. In Argentina, I see some […]
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