photo credit: unruly chaffinch I have been saving money since I graduated college. Well before our RTW adventure had even been dreamt of I was saving because I knew that money in the bank gave me freedom. Freedom to spend money on the things that were important to me. Freedom to eat incredible food at […]
When it comes to food, certain combos just work: Salt & pepper, cheese & crackers, eggs & bacon, and (my personal favorite) chocolate & peanut butter… swoon. However, on the road I discovered a whole new award winning culinary combo: Avocado and Tomato They are the new celebrity couple of my foreign cooking world, which […]
If there is any wisdom I could pass along to other backpackers travelling the world, it is to MAKE FRIENDS! It seriously will change the entire outcome of your trip in the best ways imaginable. Interacting with others will be stimulating and enriching. It will also allows you to do things during your travels that […]
We are about a month and a half into our travels and having an unbelievable experience. As our trip progresses, the desire to turn world travel into a lifelong adventure becomes more and more intense. I have no idea yet how Tony and I are going to personally achieve this lifestyle, but I am learning from other travel […]
Fish in a hostel?! Are these LandingStanding people crazy?! Yes, maybe. Fish can be intimidating to cook, right? It’s delicate and easy to destroy if you cook it for just one tiny minute too many. So why in the world would we attempt to cook it in a hostel? And how? Simplicity is how. This […]
I once read that Buenos Aires was just like an old European city (the “Paris of South America”) except that it had not been taken care of in 30 years. The best analogy though might be from Tourist 2 Townie, who said it was like a Silver Fox (“Rugged and aged with a lot of […]
If you have been actively reading our blog, you are probably well aware by now that the way to my heart is through my stomach… … And Buenos Aires has me head over heels in love. Being the lucky girl that I am, this love affair started within the first 24 hours of arriving in this magical […]
photo credit: 53 mm photogRaphy On this day of love, what better way to celebrate V-Day than thanking you… our tremendous readers, tweeters, and commenters. Just in January, we climbed mountains in Patagonia, traipsed all over Santiago hunting for the best food, and even stared in awe at a 150 foot wall of ice. We […]