From the moment we landed in Uruguay, it reminded us of everything we loved about our time in Macedonia, which turned out to be the country we least expected to be one of our favorite places on the trip. Like Macedonia, everyone was incredibly friendly and thrilled you chose their country to visit as part […]
Siblings in Santiago
We started off our two weeks in Chile in Valparaiso, hiking around the city’s famous hills and up Cerro la Campana in the footsteps of Darwin. After all that effort, it was time for some wine. So we next headed into Chile’s most famous wine area called the Colchagua Valley. This area is famous for […]
Hiking Around Valparaiso and Cerro La Campana
After thoroughly recharging our batteries in Buenos Aires, Chris and I were ready for two weeks of adventure in Chile. We picked up a rental car and my sister Lindsey (who just finished four years of medical school and is now enjoying some much-needed vacation before her residency starts this summer) and her girlfriend Kelly […]
Being Productive in Buenos Aires
We had six days in between when Justin and Denise left us in Peru and when my sister Lindsey and her girlfriend Kelly were supposed to meet us in Chile. We had just come off of two action-packed weeks of visitors, and we needed some downtime to catch up on trading, travel planning, and starting […]
In Cusco and Lima, Peru
It made not only geographical sense but also historical sense to next go to Cusco (aka Cuzco)—the historic capital of the Inca Empire—after our visit to Machu Picchu. Situated up in the mountains, Cusco sits at 11,200 feet, and we immediately felt the effects of the elevation as we trudged up the steep path to our […]