11 South American Luxuries We’ll Miss in the USA
You might not think of South America as a land of luxury. But that all depends on what you consider living the high life.
Tales & Misadventures
The Uneventful Week in Costa Rica That Wasn’t
We expected the final week of our family gap year — in a small Costa Rican beach town — to be simple and uneventful. It was anything but.
How We Escaped a Roadside Extortion Scheme in Ecuador
A routine police checkpoint turns into a tense standoff when the police give us a choice: pay a $900 bribe or go to prison.
Ecuador Road Trip Journal – Week 3: On the Coast
This is a journal of our final week driving around Ecuador. We visited the coast and took an excursion out to the “Poor Man’s Galapagos.”
Ecuador Road Trip Journal – Week 2: Through the Sierra
This is a daily journal of our second week on the road. Our family spent three weeks driving around Ecuador in a rental car.
Ecuador Road Trip Journal – Week 1: Into the Jungle
On the first week of our 3-week road trip around Ecuador, we give the day by day highlights as we descend from the Andes into the jungle.
Ridiculous Short Stories From a Farm in Bolivia
Oliver, our nine-year old boy, recounts in his own words some of his funniest experiences during our two-week permaculture farm stay in Bolivia.
One of My Top Travel Anxieties Happened. I Got Mugged.
A mugger cut me off on a solitary street in Cali, Colombia. This is the story of how I got away and what I could have done differently.
15 Times I Said “Wow, That’s a First!” in Bolivia
At the age of forty, experiencing something fresh can be rare. That is, unless you plan to travel to Bolivia. Here are fifteen “first evers.”
Permaculture, Conspiracy and Dog Politics in Rural Bolivia
We expected our time in Bolivia to be a cultural experience. But we didn’t expect to be immersed in dog society — or an emerging brand of green conservatism.