Trip: South America
There are [38] stories from my trip: South America
USA | Wednesday, 20 Aug 2008 | Views [140]
It's weird to be writing this post from the States, with the air con blasting and a super fast connection. Ben and I returned to the US on Aug. 1 and haven't stopped going since. For those of you who don't know, we are moving to Austin, TX, the live ... Read more >
Tags: final thoughts
ARGENTINA | Thursday, 31 Jul 2008 | Views [154]
Before we knew it, the end of our six month trip had arrived and we found ourselves once again in Buenos Aires, the city where it all started. The season had changed from summer to late fall, all of the leaves were gone from the trees, and the ladies ... Read more >
Tags: food & eating, on the road
BRAZIL | Tuesday, 29 Jul 2008 | Views [453]
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 | 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 >
Tags: sightseeing
BRAZIL | Saturday, 26 Jul 2008 | Views [197]
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
BRAZIL | Thursday, 17 Jul 2008 | Views [237]
Back in Recife/Olinda, Ben and I met up with Amy Cooper, who popped by Brazil to hang with us for a few days after her Habitat for Humanity stint in Paraguay. Our plan was to visit Olinda with Amy for a few hours before heading south to the beach hot ... Read more >
Tags: beaches & sunshine
BRAZIL | Sunday, 13 Jul 2008 | Views [792] | Comments [1]
From Saõ Paulo, we flew on economical GOL airlines to Recife, the capital city of Pernambuco state in the northeast of Brazil. Recife (HAY-see-fay) is a huge metropolitan city, but it has a shady reputation and also the highest murder rate of any of ... Read more >
Tags: beaches & sunshine
BRAZIL | Tuesday, 8 Jul 2008 | Views [332] | 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 >
Tags: on the road, sightseeing
PERU | Thursday, 3 Jul 2008 | Views [258]
Back in April, we had asked our Spanish teachers to tell us their favorite place in Peru. While Lula and Alvaro picked Cuzco, Fabricio chose Huaraz and described it as the Peruvian Alps. Never been to Switzerland, but ok. Given everything we've seen ... Read more >
Tags: the great outdoors
PERU | Tuesday, 1 Jul 2008 | Views [358]
After spending close to two months in the Andes, we opted to spend a portion of the three weeks we had remaining in Peru at the beach. It was just what we needed. Our first stop was Mancora, which is close to the Ecuador border. The majority of the ... Read more >
Tags: beaches & sunshine
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