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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Our first stop on our southern swing was Pisco. The guide book said that there is an important port here that supports Peru and specifically the city of Lima. Our research indicated that only 1 bus company actually stopped in Pisco, and that the other option was to get dropped off on the side of...
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We enjoyed our time in Cuenca, Ecuador and think that if we are ever back that way would like to spend some time there getting to know the city better. We stayed here a couple of days, sandwiched between a 10 hour bus ride from Quito and a 5.5 hour ride to Loja. The gang...
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We made it! We crossed the border on Wednesday, two days before our visa’s expired. When we reached our destination of Piura, Peru we were all exhausted from a long week, but we still had a bit more of traveling to do. The trip from Loja was longer than expected, and there were only 2...
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We spent Tuesday nite in Loja Ecuador after a manageable 5.5 hour ride down from Cuenca. We splurged and decided to stay in a “3″ star hotel, apparently one of the finest in the city. Lets just say that everything is relative… Traveling with 4 people we run into unusual circumstances about costs in certain...
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Part 3 …the finale’ The next day we had a lazy morning, had breakfast at the hotel, gathered our belongings and headed to the square to call a taxi. We planned on visiting the Sanctuary of the Virgin Church, an amazing structure basically in the middle of nowhere. And the rest of the day was...
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Part 2 We decided to travel light, only bringing a change of underwear and a clean shirt, and throwing these into a backpack. On Tuesday morning we woke up early, showered, grabbed a quick bite to eat, and set out for Columbia. The walk to the bus terminal is about a mile from our apartment,...
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This is the first part of a multi-part story of getting thrown out of Ecuador and our amazing race to leave the country in 7 days. Part 1 It is about 4 pm on a Friday…we arrived in Quito, Ecuador a few hours ago having made the journey from Cotacachi this morning. This is our...
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More than a year ago I was searching the web for stories of people that had embarked on a journey similar to the one we were contemplating. Stories of families selling all of their possessions, getting out of the rat race, simplifying their lives, and spending their time traveling to different parts of the world....
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A quick update. We have not had many posts this week and I’ll share a little bit about what is slowing that down, as well as our current travel plans. But first… Last night the power went out in town. The power goes off a couple times a month…as does the water and many other...
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