The Dumbest Thing We Did to a Rental Car on Our Gap Year
Over the course of a year of traveling South America and renting cars, something was bound to happen. Read about it here.
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5 Days in La Paz: Cholita Wrestling and an 11-Course Lunch
We spent five days in this magnificent city, floating over it in cable cars, watching a female version of lucha libre and enjoying an 11-course meal.
Our Family Hike Into Chile’s Crater de Navidad
With our three young boys, we hiked through a landscape transformed by a recent volcanic eruption. It was the ultimate worldschooling field trip.
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.
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.
I Experienced One of My Travel Fears: 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.
10 Years Since Our First Trip to Colombia, Much Has Changed
We visited Colombia first in 2013, when tourism was still in its infancy. In following visits we witness the country’s transformation (mostly) for the better.
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.
My Altitude Experience at the Border of Bolivia
Oliver, our nine-year-old boy, recounts in his own words his difficult experience with altitude sickness while crossing into Bolivia.
Sickness and Unpreparedness Upend Plans at Bolivian Border
A child battles altitude sickness as we arrive at the Argentine-Bolivian border bridge without a visa. This is a story about the lowest point of our gap year.
