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**** IT HAS BEEN FOREVER since I even logged into TravelBlog sadly **** I just logged in and noticed this blog was left "unpublished" so all I'm gonna do is hit "publish".... SOOOO um... sorry about the 5 year delay. LOL. and extra apologies for not finishing this trip! But in other news... I will have a blog about the Maldives coming up! :) :) Hiya! I left off with us at the geysers in Bolivia. I said I'd include photos, but they did not show up! So.. see photos of the brightly bubbling goop within the Earth! Also, I left out one of my favorite parts.. the flamingos!!!! We had seen a total of 4 flamingos.. 3 flying, and one lonesome in the lake near the hot tub. All too far to really see that ... read more

Hey! As most of you know, I am back home again, but want to continue the blov until I finish telling you about the rest of my trip! So, keep on keepin on and stay tuned! :) I left the last blov leaving you with my first glimpse of Machu Picchu. Like I said, I've seen it in hundreds of pictures.. so when you see it in real life, you're like "Whoa! It really looks like that", which I know sounds dumb, but it's really true. I still don't know what Machu Picchu is, or was for, and I know I could use the google machine to get all kinds of answers, but really, I kind of like the complete uncertainty. I'm not certain anyone really knows. The site itself was a lot bigger than I ... read more

Buenos tardes amigos! After I published my last blov, I realized a part got cut out.. so I apologize for the quick ending on Nazca Lines, not that you noticed, but I did! And well.. its just gonna be forever lost. So, Cusco, Peru. I sold it quite short before, but again, the basic jist is.. should you go there, you'll like it. I actually really liked this city and its abundance of NorFake and outfitters shops. I won't go as far to say as stores, more of... "we have an overload of all this fake North Face stuff, so while we try to get you to book a trip with us, we hope you buy some our outdoor clothing" places. They have everything a camper or hiker could possibly need or want. Along with all ... read more

Hola Amigos! This is the 2nd Part to Rum and Beer: In the clear, bc if you read Part 1 of this blovel, then you should be as fluent in Spanish as I am. See, I know a lot of words in Spanish but I don't know how to put them into sentences. It doesn't much help when you try to talk to someone and all you can say is "Hello! How are you?" "Oh, I'm good too thanks" and then a bunch of color words or random objects. I left you with our "we didn't get robbed" ice cream party and after re-reading everything, I realized, naturally, that I left out something. I want to remind you of the fact that you can get robbed anywhere. Granted there are places more notorious for robbings, or ... read more

Xin chào dear readers! (Hello in Vietnamese - sounds like “sin chow“) It’s been a while….. but here goes my attempt to catch you up… this is forever long and I apologize... but hope you enjoy if you make it to the end! :) As I finally controlled my laughter over the whole name debacle, I found myself on a bus headed up to the town of Sapa, Vietnam. Adventurous would be an understatement for our driver.. blind, fearless, crazy, suicidal? Those might be more appropriate. The road was windy, 2 lane, and covered in a thick layer of my oldest friend, fog. Instead of waiting for a clear view of potential oncoming traffic, we just went for it, every time, continuously honking our horn to warn of the probable wreckage. I imagined a leisurely ... read more