A Husband and Wife Travel Around the World
March is National Kidney Month and has inspired me to share one of my major reasons for traveling. Read on to learn more about me and hopefully steal a little inspiration as well. Working your ass off and retiring with oodles of cash at 65 is a good goal, if a little traditional. So don’t […]
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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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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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Let’s face it. Movies like Sideways, Bottleshock, and French Kiss glamorize wine tasting to be a romantic and whimsical event and have us yearning to traipse through wine country on a sunny day drinking to our heart’s content. While going on wine tours can be all these things, it can also turn into a disastrous […]
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I was tagged by Hannah at Further Bound (thanks Hannah!) to take part in this fun chain letter style challenge. Originally started by Christine in Spain, this is a fun A-Z survey to get to know the travel secrets of our favorite travel bloggers. If you’re chosen, fill it out and choose 5 travel bloggers you […]
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So here we are. Tony and I both left our jobs and we are just counting down the days/hours until our RTW trip officially begins on January 4th (First stop: Santiago, Chile). With all the excitement we have built up, the days are DRAGGING by. To help the time pass, we thought it would be […]
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After the feasting and thanking last week, it got me to thinking. When it comes to our RTW adventure, I have a lot of be thankful for: There is the support from our families, who have had no issue with either of us quitting our jobs (or taking a sabbatical) in order to indulge our […]
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I love books. Always have. I trace my passion for them to two separate, yet equally formative, experiences in my childhood: 1) My childhood insomnia that drove my mom to near insanity trying to get me to sleep, but also resulted in her pushing me enthusiastically towards using books as a means to cope… AND […]
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