A Travel Tale

30/07/2017

18/07/2017

Belgian impressions🇧🇪🏰

17/07/2017

This weekend the whole city of Gent celebrated the summer with many concerts and food trucks and performers.

05/06/2017

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Get your 30 day free trial today with The Great Courses Plus here! http://ow.ly?CcEE309wT9b There are some places in the world that are almost impossible to ...

29/11/2016

“If you don't like where you are, change it. You're not a tree.” Jim Rohn

20/10/2016

Hard to beat New England during autumn

19/10/2016

This map may change the way you look at the world

04/10/2016

Thank you WCYB and all of you for the support. A special thanks to family, friends, neighbors and the long list of people who have helped us along the way. This trip has taught us that no matter where you are in the world, regardless of beliefs or social backgrounds - people are kind.

A Bristol, Tennessee couple does what many of us have dreamed of doing, at some point in our lives.

05/09/2016

Being from the US of A and traveling for a year, some of these make us nod our heads and smile. It's a game we often play. The comments about tips, teeshirts and coffee to go -- guilty. We would like to add baseball caps, North Face fleeces, running shoes and polos. To be fair, it's easy to spot some English, Germans and Chinese tourists as well.

There's good news: we tip big.

02/09/2016

We were intrigued by the little known pacific coast of Columbia. There are no roads connecting the coast to the populated areas of the country. To get here, you must take a small plane. Once you arrive, the only source of transportation is by boat. We came in search of uncrowded surf, but were not lucky with the waves. Instead, we met some great people and got a first hand look at this incredible jungle life.

29/08/2016

The Road With No Name Our friend Jorgee came to visit us all the way from California for two weeks of fun and adventure. She had never camped, been off-road

26/08/2016

Where the river ends, the sea begins. The wildness surrounds and the spirit flies.

An idyllic place on this beautiful earth. We spend 2 weeks exploring the jungle, playing with the village kids in the river and surfing on the carribean ocean. I am going to miss it.

27/07/2016

In an attempt to share a little more about our day to day, I have a tale. Here is the back story- We’ve been in northern Peru for far too long, almost two months now. After 25,000km we decided to do some much needed maintenance before crossing over into Ecuador, basically an engine rebuild. Probably not smart considering our vehicle had less than 30 days before it had to be out of the country (things simply take longer here). We found out last week that failure to exit the country before the deadline results in a $350 fine for each day over, yikes! Well, yesterday was our last day. In a panic with the engine still scattered all over the “shop” floor, Lena had the bright idea to travel three hours north to the boarder and explain our situation in hopes of getting an extension. Like our backpacking days, we jumped on a “mini bus”, basically a standard family van configured with extra rows of seating, milk crates, standing room, whatever it takes to fit as many people as possible. Today was a personal best, 23 people in a van made for 12. In the 32C heat, we positioned ourselves in the rear, feeling the sweat and heat radiating off everyone pressed agains us. A hour into the trip and the bus loud with Peruvian music, open windows and passengers screaming into their phones, full blast speaker mode, the man molded agains Lena’s left side screams to the driver 6 rows up and asked him to pull off the road ahead and directs him to a women waiting on the curb. The man shouted to her (in Spanish of course) “is this the same one as the picture, is this the father?” The lady replies “Si Señor, si!" Confused, Lena and I just looked at each other as the lady hands it through the passenger window. Passengers started handing it back to him with no emotion. It wasn’t till it got half way that I realized it was a fighting roster… you’ve got to be kidding me! If you guys know Lena, you understand the severity of this situation, she is just now getting use to dogs, now she has to sit two hours snuggled up next to this. Now the happy ending, the chicken behaved, Lena survived and we got five extra days!

21/06/2016

Happy International Yoga day to all you yogis out there! Loving my parents' visit to Peru and our 6am morning yoga walks. What's your favorite pose?...Namaste!

29/05/2016

We visited Machu Picchu and let me tell you, it is just like the postcard! Unimaginably beautiful!

28/05/2016

This is one of those times when you follow a tip and it really pays off. A place in disguise that in time will surely be a hit. So happy to have found it.

27/05/2016

Some lost photos from the boarder of Bolivia to Arequipa, Peru

26/05/2016

Exploring the mountains of Bolivia. Passing through villages who have seen few tourist. This country was a pleasant surprise.

25/05/2016

We got a lesson on what it's like to be a bolivian silver miner.

15/05/2016

15/05/2016

Sometimes it is easy to take things for granted, even while traveling. After a while, beautiful cities, mountain ranges or shorelines start to blend together and you leave your camera behind. Repetition tends to bore the mind and you become numb to the beauty and culture that surrounds you. It can take a fresh set of eyes to help you once again see what makes a journey like this so special. That is exactly what our friend Jogee did during her recent two week visit. Although the trip was far from ideal (due to mechanical issues, freezing nights at 15,000 feet, and horrific roads) she managed to stay optimistic and take tons of photos. We hope you enjoy our combined photos as much as we enjoyed having her with us.

30/04/2016

Three days on the worlds largest salt flat. Leaving with severe sunburns as souvenirs

29/04/2016

You should never be too old to play with trains

28/04/2016

Parked beneath the Bolivian sky. Magic.

27/04/2016

A town ruled by llamas.