It’s been a minute, right? When last we met, I was catching you up on a podcast episode musing travel philosophy and recounting our drive to South America which somehow has no posts after… Mexico! What gives? Where did 6 years go? We settled back…
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Last weekend I recorded a podcast with a former co-worker talking about travel, politics, and crafting an adventurous life. Weaving somewhat diverse topics from my background into a common thread made for a fun discussion with Eric, and I hope you enjoy listening to it…
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It was a little hard to leave the charm of Oaxaca, but the excitement of seeing one of the world’s two “petrified” waterfalls (the other is in Turkey) encouraged us to get back on the road. Driving amongst the beautiful countryside and agave farms, we…
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We visited ruins, witnessed weddings, and otherwise enjoyed our time in Oaxaca. It wasn’t exactly uneventful, but we feel these photos speak for themselves better than a long winded blog post.
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Having survived Hurricane Patricia, or, at least all the fuss surrounding her, we caravanned back to Puerto Vallarta with Ernesto and Taisa, taking a slightly different route via San Blas where we stopped for lunch, and stopping in Sayulita once again on the way for…
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With revived spirits, having just made new friends, we were a little sad to leave Ernesto and Taisa behind to replace one of their spare tires in Mazatlan as we immediately made our way south from the ferry terminal, but we had close friends from…
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Memo’s life resembles the plot of a Steven Soderbergh film… only this film doesn’t star George Clooney, Brad Pitt, or Matt Damon. The star of this film is a short, round, boisterous Mexican hotel valet manager named Guillermo, but like all his friends you can…
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Finally crossing our first international border made us feel like the trip was really starting. At a friend’s suggestion we crossed at Tecate in order to hit the Baja’s Valle de Guadalupe wine region. Admittedly, I’m a bit of a wine snob, palate-wise, but I…
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This kind of overland travel is a way of life and I’m solidly thrilled and grateful to have to opportunity to go on this adventure. Thank you to all the wonderful people in my life who provided support during the planning phase of this trip. They know…
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6 months… 6 years… we are spoiled, but the time that passed since our epic Baltic adventure felt more like the latter. The infectious itch to get away was back, and it needed to be scratched! A few contributing factors also increased the likelihood of…
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Waking early despite the late night out, I knew immediately that yesterday’s slightly scratchy throat was more than allergies or lack of sleep. I thought maybe a couple cups of the hibiscus tea in our apartment’s cupboard would sooth it, or maybe the eucalyptus läckerol…
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The final stage of the rally today and we made great time from Stockholm to Copenhagen. After great weather in Stockholm we woke to a gray and rainy morning, but we soon left it behind as we chased better weather to the southwest. For the…
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