A quick update… When last we spoke the Lannin’s had made a last minute detour from Mendoza to a little town called Obera in N. Eastern Argentina. We came here for the purpose of investigating a house sit, or an opportunity to care for someone’s house while they are away. Think of babysitting, except this...
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I know the sound of throwing away a high paying corporate career, selling everything you own, packing your life into 4 suitcases, visiting exotic lands, eating strange foods, and spending every waking (and sleeping) moment with your family sounds wonderful, but let me tell you some days are better than others. Traveling can be hard...
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Sunday, May 24, 2009 Posted in Bolivia
We heard that the bus from La Paz to Uyuni was not a very pleasant experience, a long, cold, bumpy ride that was best avoided if possible. Always in search of a little comfort if we can afford it, and not really the type of family that does very well with hardship, we opted for...
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I have received a few emails this past week letting us know that our RSS Feed was not working, thank you to everyone that sent a note. For those asking it is the little orange button up above with subscribe next to it. For those familiar with our blog, we just completed an overhaul of...
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We threw our bags into the room and headed out to find a bite to eat. We had just crossed the border from Bolivia to Argentina after standing in line for 2 hours and before that a 10 hour train ride. We were all hungry! We found a small place around the corner from the...
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To be honest I had never heard of the Bolivian Salt Flats until only a couple of months ago when the Bumfuzzles told us about them and said they were headed that way. Even after hearing about them I could not understand the appeal exactly…a bunch of salt in a dry lake bed – Hmmmm,...
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You know it is going to be a good day when you get off of a bus after 18 hours and both your kids say “that was a good bus ride!” It was 8:30 a.m. and we had just arrived in Posadas, the first of our three leg journey from Salta to a small town...
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Saturday, May 16, 2009 Posted in Bolivia
Bolivia Just a quick note for today. First, we have gotten some really nice comments about the Bolivia photo’s that we uploaded this past week. If you get a chance check them out, you will see some incredible Bolivian scenerey and plenty of photos of the gang like these. You can see the Bolivia Photos...
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We have a couple more stories and photos we want to share of our trip through Bolivia. If you have not read the First Impressions of La Paz, Bolivia story that will provide a good introduction to our trip to Bolivia. I have also added a bunch of new photos to that original post, so...
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After nearly 3 months in Peru it was time to move on. We knew we wanted to get to Argentina and spend a couple of months traveling around the western part of the country before we headed to Buenos Aires to meet up with Gina’s mom in August. Sitting in Cusco we basically had 2...
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