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BRAZIL | Tuesday, 29 Jul 2008 | Views [211]
Rio is ranked as the world's most beautiful city (at least that's what our "Rio" guide told us) and we have no problem believing him. Although, I would make a very strong argument for Cape Town. In fact, both cities are strikingly similar when ... Read more >
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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 >
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BRAZIL | Tuesday, 8 Jul 2008 | Views [333] | Comments [1]
After three awesome months in Peru, Ben and I bid farewell to the country at the Lima airport with a scoop of gelato from our favorite Limeño shop, Quattro D. We were ready for a new country and psyched to be heading to Brazil, but of course, it was ... Read more >
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PERU | Monday, 30 Jun 2008 | Views [201]
Machu Picchu is awesome. Truly awesome. Over 100 million people recently voted it as one of the new Seven Wonders of the World, and when you finally see it, you understand why. It's a crazy place! It looks exactly like it does in all of the pictures ... Read more >
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PERU | Sunday, 22 Jun 2008 | Views [205]
Cuzco, ancient Inca capital and current Gringo capital, was pleasant and charming. We spent just a few days in "navel of the world" between Manu and Salkantay, and aside from Dr. C being sick from the altitude, we had a good visit to Cuzco ... Read more >
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PERU | Sunday, 22 Jun 2008 | Views [179]
Ok, ok, I've been remiss about updating the journal with our big Peruvian adventure with Ben's mom and sis. Those three weeks came and went and all of a sudden it's mid-June! I can't believe we'll be headed home in a month and half. That being said, ... Read more >
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CHILE | Sunday, 27 Apr 2008 | Views [198]
After our respite in Mendoza, we headed over the border into Chile to spend one day and night in Santiago. Only a day you ask? A few of our close friends who have studied/worked in Santiago aren't huge fans of the city, so we opted to just rest there ... Read more >
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URUGUAY | Sunday, 9 Mar 2008 | Views [3206]
Earlier in the week, Ben and I ventured over the River Plate to Colonia del Sacramento, the old port town in Uruguay. Originally colonized by the Portugese, the town is charming, quiet and quaint. We took a slow, 3-hour ride on the Buquebus ferry from ... Read more >
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