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Swimming with School Bus Size Fish and Snow Capped Mountains- Shannon’s Happy Place

admin January 10, 2020 No Comments

I’m sitting in a loud busy bus station restaurant in Lima eating a pile of papas fritas the size of my head, maybe bigger. I’m waiting for Carl. It’s seems he’s lucked out. After a week plus of issues with immigration he might be here in Peru legally this afternoon. Carl- lover of rules and […]

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Trip Interrupted…

admin December 31, 2019 1 Comment

As I open my eyes the static that has filled my ears begins to fade as my eyes adjust to the layers of greens and browns that are as intertwined as Velcro. I close my eyes again and allow myself another moment to fully absorb the endless static. As I get lost in the sound […]

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Ecuador- All of It (because sometimes you don’t write blogs frequently enough)

admin December 19, 2019 No Comments

We leave Ecuador tonight for Peru. It’s been just about 2 weeks here and I think I’ve enjoyed it here more than Colombia. We’ve done a lot. Our step counts on our phones have doubled from last month. Ecuador started out in Otavalo for me. I came across the border solo and awaited Carl’s arrival. […]

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Tall, Tall Palm Trees, Hummingbirds, Protests and Coffee (Bonus: Church!)

admin December 6, 2019 2 Comments

Carl left for the US this morning. He just couldn’t hack it on the road. Just kidding, he has a wedding to attend. So that leaves me alone for a long weekend. I’m currently in my Airbnb sitting in a hammock listening to all of Cali bang pots and pans together and blow into big […]

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In Sickness, In Health, and In Medellin

admin November 20, 2019 1 Comment

Shannon and I are currently sitting at a table in the food court of Terminal del Sur in Medellin preparing to take the second over-night bus of the trip. I just ate a 1/4 lb “perro caliente” in about three bites, despite the fact that it was covered in coleslaw, shoe string potatoes, spicy mayo, […]

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Colombia: Week One

admin November 15, 2019 4 Comments

Currently we are on a 16 hour bus ride 6 or so hours in. I’m contemplating sleep but it seems unlikely. We are officially one week into our trip. I generally find that with long trip the first 2 weeks and the last 2 weeks are the hardest. We are still adjusting, and figuring this […]

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It’s Really Real.

admin September 20, 2019 2 Comments

It’s really real. My last day at my Tenderloin job is next week, my house is rented, Carl’s house is rented, wedding plans are all made and we bought our 1 way plane tickets to Columbia. The second big day, after getting married, is November 4th. We still have no plans once we get there […]

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This Was Not My Plan

admin August 10, 2019 3 Comments

Taking a year off work and traveling the world was not my dream, not to say that the thought wasn’t exciting. It just wasn’t something that I felt was attainable until after I finished working and was retired. But that all started to change about two years ago. It has now become a dream that […]

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The Big Plunge x 2

admin August 9, 2019 1 Comment

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