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steph This has been a very special week, because Milo and I have gotten to meet Juan’s family and friends from his hometown, Punta Alta, in the southernmost reaches of the…
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A toast to 2013
This has been one of the most challenging and rewarding years, and most of my clearest memories are of the moments that were similarly both difficult and beautiful. Here are…
Southern Christmas
It is hovering around a hundred degrees this week. Spending Christmas in hot weather is even weirder than spending Christmas alone. Growing up in the Midwest, my brothers and I…
Anti-climax
Machu Picchu is not an easy place to get to. If you’re coming from anywhere outside Peru, your best-case scenario is a flight into Lima, a flight from Lima to…
Adios Ecuador, Hola Peru
It was hard to leave Ecuador. All across the country, we found ourselves impressed with the people, the infrastructure, and the progressive mindset legible in all of the government propaganda.…
Highland to highland
Juan and I usually manage to avoid double-posting about things, but this has been a diverse week with lots to mention. The drive from Quetzaltenango (Xela) to Guatemala City was…
An interesting weekend
jbuhler This past weekend, we did several interesting things. Parked in a living room: Made empanadas from scratch: Drove into a town where almost half the houses had biblical inscriptions painted…
Life’s a Beach
I’ve been suffering from a major case of the blags lately–blog lag, that is. Blame it on the holidays, blame it on a certain level of travel-weariness, whatever. Anyhow, we’ve…
Feliz Año!
Yes, I’ve been lazy. We’ve been on our vacation (within a vacation). Back in La Paz (September), we decided that the Cancun area would be a good meeting location for…
Death in the Afternoon
On our last day in México City, Enrique and I went to a bullfight. Stephanie didn’t want to go, so instead she went to a museum. Initially I was hesitant–I…