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Articles about the places we traveled and how to plan a round the world journey.
Returning Home Culture Shock?
| Posted on August 30th, 2010 | 20 Comments » | ReflectionsSince we have returned home the question most often asked of us is, “Do you have culture shock?” In a close second place is, “What are you going to do now?” I will address the first one in this article. “Shock” is an extreme word and feels like an exaggeration to me. The phrase “Shock [...]
Discover Quito Ecuador
| Posted on August 23rd, 2010 | 14 Comments » | Ecuador, South AmericaQuito is the capital city of Ecuador and stands 2,800 m (9,186 ft) above sea level, making Quito the second-highest capital city in the world behind La Paz in Bolivia. Its official, less popular name is San Francisco de Quito. Quito is most often visited for it’s proximity to the celebrated middle of the world, [...]
Preparing to Travel To-Do List
| Posted on August 17th, 2010 | 18 Comments » | Reflections, Travel Tips, Trip PlanningPreparing to travel, regardless of travel style, can be a stressful task. We weren’t able to sleep; awake until 3:00am thinking about all that remained to be done for our backpacking trip. When you live in the United States, traveling to another country typically means you have a long trip overseas. It means you have [...]
10 Weird Things From Latin America
| Posted on August 12th, 2010 | 38 Comments » | Central America, Reflections, South AmericaOne of my favorite things about traveling is being humored by things that seem strange or awkward to me. We’ve traveled extensively through Central and South America and noticed many different customs, products and behaviors that don’t exist in the United States. Each individual country does have distinct cultural norms when compared to their neighbors, [...]
Mendoza Wine Country
| Posted on August 10th, 2010 | 3 Comments » | Argentina, South AmericaYes, while in Argentina we visited the home of the world renowned Malbec wines of Mendoza. No, we didn’t think it was awesome, but we aren’t wine connoisseurs either. Once we promoted that we were visiting Argentina, our friends and family immediately asked, “Are you going to visit Mendoza?” At first, we didn’t think it [...]
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