Our trip this past January started off heavy on the hostel stays. Between the incredibly cheap prices of hostels in many South American cities and our early enthusiasm to rough it, we were in and out of hostels almost every week. But this hostel momentum eventually faded and the last half of our trip has […]
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Being a backpacker on a limited budget, “all you can eat” basically means “eat as much as humanly possible so you can save some money on meals later”… or maybe even skip a meal or two altogether. After countless meals of stale crackers on long bus rides through South America, whenever heaps and heaps of […]
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9 men are skinning a just-killed cow as their children run around the carcass screaming and playing tag. The carcasses of dead goats are scattered around the small field, all in varying stages of the butchering process. The wives of the men are carrying the freshly cut pieces of meat, organs, and heads back to […]
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As you might have noticed, our travel style has slowly shifted from roughing it in co-ed dorms to now mostly staying in private apartments or houses… apparently our ability to rough-it is a limited resource. When we booked a shared apartment through Wimdu.com near Coogee Beach (pronounced could-gee for you Americans), just east of Sydney, […]
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This time last year, Tony and I were sitting at our desks at work emailing each other back and forth eagerly planning for our trip around the world. Planning was almost as exciting as the journey itself. But looking back now, we never fully stuck to those original plans. We decided to forgo purchasing around […]
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I am not what you might call, an “art aficionado.” My art vocabulary mostly consists of insightful phrases like: “I like it” or “weird” or the more high-brow “not for me.” Insightful, right? Despite my lack of expertise, what got me curious about doing an art tour in Sydney was that the tour (led by Scott) […]
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Tony. Chocolate. Really bad TV shows… These are a few of the things that I love in the world. Another one on the list: Bargains. I get unbelievably excited when I am able to find uber cheap accommodations abroad. Hostels, cheap apartment rentals, housesitting gigs… I am down with anything that will give us more […]
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I always struggle when ranking my favorite cities for other people, not because I don’t have them, but because my experience in a city is uniquely my own. The littlest changes to what you see or do can dramatically impact your final verdict. Did it rain the entire time and you never got beyond the […]
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