In addition to the statistics for our trip and answers to the standard questions I ask in each round-up, I thought it would be fun to put together a “Top Three” list of our favorites (and a few not-so-favorites!). Jon…
World Trip Round-Up Part 2: Q&A
As with all of our country round-up posts, we have answered the same questions that we normally do, but this time about our entire trip. We always answer these separately so that we can’t steal each other’s answers, but it’s…
World Trip Round-Up Part 1: Statistics
Days: 311. We departed from Bay City, MI on August 6, 2016 and returned on June 13, 2017. Countries: 16. USA, Mexico, Belize, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Cities: 82.…
Travel Day: Buenos Aires, Argentina to Cape Town, South Africa (January 31-February 3, 2017)
To say we had a tough travel day is an understatement; we had a tough travel three days. We knew that the journey from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Cape Town, South Africa would be long and tiring, but we hadn’t…
Argentina Country Round-Up
Statistics Days: 19. Arrived in Argentina on January 13. Left Argentina on January 31. Cities: 5. Mendoza, Los Quirquinchos, Rosario, Buenos Aires, Colonia (Uruguay). Apartment Rentals: 3. We rented AirBNB apartments in Mendoza and Buenos Aires. We were able to…
Typical Tuesday: January 24, 2017
This is a series in which I describe a typical Tuesday during our travels. This will give you an idea of what we do on an average day – sometimes exciting and sometimes mundane. Tuesday, January 24, 2017: Buenos Aires,…
One Day in Uruguay
Traveling through South America, we had to be selective on which countries we were going to visit, since we didn’t have time to see them all. Of the 15 countries on the continent, we settled on going to just four…
A Limited List of Things to Do in Buenos Aires
Having a full week in Buenos Aires, you would think that we would have seen everything there is to see, and more! Since we loved our neighborhood of San Telmo so much, we spent a few days just relaxing in…
Our Neighborhood: San Telmo
Our last stop in South America was in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Having a week to spend before flying to Africa, we wanted to stay in an apartment in a fun and interesting neighborhood. Our criteria was that there were restaurants,…
Argentinian Hospitality
During my eight-plus years at Techworld, I conducted numerous interviews with potential employees. Inevitably, one of the questions they always ask is “What’s the best part about working at Techworld?” My response was always the same: “I love getting to…