To round out our time in Africa, Jon and I decided to take a road trip across the Garden Route of South Africa; the southern coast. We allocated one week and rented a small white Nissan Micra upon arrival at…
Cape Town: What Did We Eat?
With two full weeks spent in and around Cape Town, we had a lot of time to indulge in their delightful culinary scene. While we didn’t eat much Cape Malay food (the local cuisine), we visited a variety of other…
What We Did in Cape Town
While in Africa, we spent our longest collective amount of time in Cape Town, South Africa. The city was our introduction to the continent and also our farewell. We spent nine days at the beginning of our time and five…
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,…
Biking Tours of Mendoza
What do biking and wine tasting have in common? For us, it’s how we spent two full days in Mendoza, Argentina. Home to the Malbec grape, among other varietals, Mendoza is known throughout the world as a center for wine,…
An Oasis in the Desert
Huacachina is a small town just outside of Ica, a larger city located in the Peruvian desert. Huacachina is situated around an oasis with large sand dunes surrounding the city. We spent four nights here, which is a long time…