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BRAZIL | Tuesday, 29 Jul 2008 | Views [455]
Of all the trips and cities, Porto Alegre in southern Brazil was the only definite stop on our entire itinerary, with a star on July 26. Ben's good friend from childhood, Alex Ellenberg, was getting married to his Brazilian sweetie, Fernanda Katz, whom ... Read more >
Tags: culture, wedding!
BRAZIL | Saturday, 26 Jul 2008 | Views [198]
Our tour of the northeast concluded with four days in Salvador de Bahia, a crazy, colorful city that was once the main port for the slave trade. The African influence has flourished and survived in Salvador, and many of the colonial buildings, while run ... Read more >
Tags: sightseeing, culture
PERU | Tuesday, 1 Jul 2008 | Views [163]
After more than two months in Peru, we finally made it to Lima at the end of our travels with Dr. C and Kim via a short flight from Cuzco. Dr. C was so happy to be back at sea level! When we arrived, the weather was just as we had expected--cloudy, ... Read more >
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PERU | Tuesday, 13 May 2008 | Views [313]
Clothes come to die in Arequipa. Ben told me that Peru is one of the few countries in the world that allows the import of used goods, which explains why the "chic" mall in town, Saga Fallabella, has fashions from 1999. Ladies, you know what ... Read more >
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PERU | Wednesday, 30 Apr 2008 | Views [184] | Comments [1]
Life is good. It's hard to complain when you currently live in a city that has over 300 days of sunshine a year. The endless, cloudless blue sky and 70 degree weather is almost annoying. But life is good. From day one, Peru has looked and felt very ... Read more >
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ARGENTINA | Tuesday, 15 Apr 2008 | Views [309]
After spending a week in Buenos Aires to regroup after Patagonia, we first headed west to Mendoza to begin our eventual journey north. We boarded our first overnight bus for the 12 hour trip across the flat Argentine pampas. The sleeper bus was comfortable ... Read more >
Tags: culture, the great outdoors, food & eating
ARGENTINA | Sunday, 6 Apr 2008 | Views [294] | Comments [2]
We're little over two months into our six month trip, and there have been some classic, cringe-worthy moments from our fellow Americans on travel. Americans are stereotyped as loud, brash, annoying, and with good reason. We speak English and think ... Read more >
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ARGENTINA | Tuesday, 12 Feb 2008 | Views [637] | Comments [3]
Hola. Last Friday, we ventured into the old port area of BA, La Boca, home to the world famous Boca Juniors soccer team. It was a very cool experience. The barrio, La Boca, is located on the other side of the city center from where we are residing in ... Read more >
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