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Peru | Days 6 + 7
After deciding not to do the Laguna 69 hike, we needed a new plan for our last day in Peru. We put our brilliant minds together and came up with what we thought was a good one. The airport we… Continue reading
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Peru | Day 5
At 6:50 A.M., our van showed up at the gate to pick us up for the second (and spoiler alert, last) major hike of our trip. Our driver stopped by a little roadside stand to pick up his lunch, and… Continue reading
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Peru | Day 4
Today had a bit of a confusing start since we hadn’t made any plans yet and weren’t sure what was going to work out. Finally we got some details figured out and headed out on foot to explore. We walked… Continue reading
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Peru | Day 3
After a solid 9 hours of sleep, we were more than ready for our 7 A.M. breakfast. We ate fresh fruit bowls and drank mint and coca tea with a view of the mountains. Kelly kept telling us to drink… Continue reading
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Peru | Day 2
After our time in the lovely desert hills of Cieneguilla, it was time to head north to the Andes mountains – specifically the Cordillera Blanca (White Mountain Range). We had a 2 hour drive to the Lima airport and it… Continue reading
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Peru | Day 1
Hello, and thanks for following along on another trip. My best friend Lanita and I were looking for a place to go this spring, but we weren’t sure how to pick where to go. We wanted to go for a… Continue reading
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An Oregonian Thanksgiving
My brave friend Abigail is teaching school in Oregon – 2,500 miles away from home. She wasn’t planning to travel for Thanksgiving, since Christmas was only 4 weeks later and she’d be going home then. After many hopeful ticket-checking sessions… Continue reading
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UK Chronicles | Day 9
No specific plans had been made for today, so we took the chance to sleep a bit later this morning. Andy & Ida were up first and headed out to find a cafe. They brought back coffee and delicious pastries… Continue reading
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UK Chronicles | Day 8
Today was finally the day to go to the Orkney Islands. Lanita and I had been looking forward to going back for a long time! We had a 2.5 hour drive to the ferry terminal, and since we had to… Continue reading
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UK Chronicles | Day 7
After our day in Edinburgh, we decided to take this morning a little slower. Our next and final place to stay was about 2.5 hours north and we wanted to make a few stops along the way. We checked out… Continue reading
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