Adventuriety
Every time and I mean every time Scott and I start trip planning he happens upon a remote location in the country we are visiting that involves trekking, you know long hikes and tents. My usual response is positive, “Okay, I’ll do it. It sounds like an experience.” All the while I have my fingers crossed behind my back, my body is already aching at the...
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Adventuriety
Our time in Peru was a whirlwind twelve days, packed with activities and adventures and I just couldn’t fit some of my favorite pictures into the other blogs so this blog is a hodgepodge of favorite memories and random thoughts. We all loved Cusco and every part of the the Sacred Valley that we were able to experience. Peru has now become our favorite country...
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Adventuriety
Scott said that it doesn’t matter where you go. It matters where you go. I don’t want to be vulgar but I went somewhere today that made my butt crack sweat. Are you intrigued? Usually when the going gets rough my knees sweat, but today I reached an entirely new level. Scott said that I crossed my threshold for fear and this adventure was all...
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Recuperiety
This is Aida and the heart of Casa de Aida, a B&B in Calca, a little town in the Sacred Valley. The highlight of one of our very busy days in Peru was the company of Aida and her husband Kinkulla and the calm oasis of their home. Casa de Aida is a B&B with rave reviews but you can also arrange to have...
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Adventuriety / Inspirietry
Our second day in the Cusco area started early with a 7:30 am pickup for a full day of both archaeological sights as well as cultural stops and everything in between which is going to make for a long blog. Luis was our guide again and he was bound and determined to make up for our late start the day before. He told us, “I...
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Adventuriety
We stepped onto our fifth continent (counting North America) since beginning our journey in July late the night before, after two long days of travel; drive to Los Angeles the night before for an early morning flight, Los Angeles to Atlanta, a three hour layover and then a six hour flight to Lima, Peru. We spent the night at a hotel across the street from...
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Adventuriety / Recuperiety
This year of travel has been a constant learning and growing process; if it’s not one thing it’s another. One lesson I have learned recently is that it is entirely possible to pack more activity, living, stuff, whatever you want to call it into a certain time frame than seems like a good idea. The trick is, you don’t think about it too much, you...
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Adventuriety
Scott and I spent almost three months in Australia on our honeymoon over seventeen years ago. We had just graduated from college, we were madly in love and had both thrown caution to the wind, surprised a few folks, and tied the knot. It’s a great story and some of you know it, as do our kids, so it’s not too shocking. Here we are, finally...
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Adventuriety
Queenstown, New Zealand is a buzzing, year-round, adrenaline destination set on the shores of New Zealand’s longest lake, amid a stunning backdrop of towering mountains and a moody sky. We’ve spent ten days here, the first long stop during our time in New Zealand and our first date with the South Island. This picture is taken from our balcony. You can’t get away from the...
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Inspirietry
Picture taking and posing for pictures has been a topic for debate in this family. Sometimes it is a heated debate but that is not what this blog is about. These New Zealand hikes are kicking my butt and in an attempt to not be very far behind everyone, I have surrendered the camera to Scott, usually with the hope that he will take some pictures...
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