If I was good at poetry, I would write an ode, a lover letter, a rhyme, whatever to Airbnb. The first website Dan and I check when booking accommodations for any city, in any country is Airbnb. For those of you who may not know, Airbnb is a website where hosts can list their apartments … More Airbnb Saved D and Me
When Dan and I touched down in Quito, Ecuador at 2 a.m. after 24 hours of traveling from Chile, we had no idea what the next 4 days would have in store for us. We shared a taxi to the Traveller’s Inn in the Mariscal neighborhood of Quito with two Swedish guys we met at the … More 8 Days + 7 Agencies + 6 People = 1 Boat
I’m going to preface this next statement by letting everyone know that I understand how ridiculous it sounds. I look back on pictures and am already jealous of my past self’s travels, even though I am currently traveling. I do this for special instances that have really stuck with me or places that I’ve really loved. I think … More Home is Where Wine is
My friend Nina described the ambiance of Valparaíso perfectly, “It’s like San Francisco (USA) and Cinque Terre (Italy) had a baby”. Although I’ve never been to Cinque Terre, I’ve pined over plenty of pictures to completely understand what she meant. Valparaíso has the coast and hills dotted with colorful buildings of Cinque Terre and the … More Valparaíso in Pictures
This popular travel quote has never done it for me. I completely get the sentiment of it – the love for travel, adventure, the unknown. It has never spoken to me because I don’t have any particular feelings for cities that I haven’t been to (except desire to see them). What is actually true for … More Falling in Love with the Elqui Valley
I’m not as hardcore of a traveler as I thought I was or as I used to be in my early 20’s when it comes to where I’m resting my head at night. I used to have less of a problem with sharing rooms in cheap hostels, using dirty bathrooms, partying all night with little sleep, … More Heartaches are Healed by the Sea
After finding out the exciting news that our friends Nina and Zach were coming to meet us in Chile, Dan and I decided that the best idea to fill the 12 days between leaving Santiago and meeting up with them would be to rent a car and drive it north up the coast. We read … More Ruta del Mar by Car
Sometimes I forget where I am or what I’m doing. Not that I am actually confused or have one of those moments where I wake up and forget where I am (even though it has happened a few times). It’s more that I don’t actively think about and appreciate the fact that I’m in a … More We Finally Meet, Santiago!
After arriving to Puntas Arenas, Dan and I quickly realized that we would need to figure out something else to do with our 5 days besides spending one afternoon with the penguins on Isla Magdalena. I can imagine that Punta Arenas used to be a very busy, bustling trade city back in the 1800 and 1900’s … More Destination: The End of the World
In one of my junior high classes circa 7th or 8th grade, we were instructed to write 20 things we wanted to accomplish as part of a “Time Capsule” project. I can’t remember now if those 20 things were goals we wanted to realize before we graduated high school, college, or in our life in … More Living a Teenage Dream
Painting My Spirit Gold 