Six months ago today we set foot in the United States for the first time in over a year and a half. It was 5:55am on a Tuesday morning. Back in Brazil The evening before, our hosts had given us a ride to the airport amid some other errands they had to run. Everything we … Read more
Returning to the United States
January 1st, 2015 | Posted by in About | Border Crossings | Brazil | Celebrations | Dogs | Speedbumps | The Places We've Been | United States - (6 Comments)The Breakdown: An “Alternate” Plan
May 8th, 2014 | Posted by in Brazil | Dogs | Lodging | Speedbumps | The Places We've Been - (Comments Off)Welp, it finally happened for the first time. The CR-Van broke down. We hopped in the car to leave São Paulo on a sunny Saturday morning, excited to hit the sexy beaches of Rio de Janeiro by that afternoon. After a few loopty-loops and a few curses lobbed at the GPS for her poor performance, … Read more
Border Crossing: Uruguay / Brazil
April 20th, 2014 | Posted by in Border Crossings | Brazil | Dogs | Uruguay - (4 Comments)We cross borders by land in a CR-V with US passports and our two dogs. We do not carry drugs or weapons or disallowed fruit (usually). These articles are not a definitive guide to crossing borders nor should they be used as a sole source of information. They are our experiences. When, Where, and Which … Read more
Border Crossing: Argentina / Uruguay
March 31st, 2014 | Posted by in Argentina | Border Crossings | Dogs | Uruguay - (2 Comments)We cross borders by land in a CR-V with US passports and our two dogs. We do not carry drugs or weapons or disallowed fruit (usually). These articles are not a definitive guide to crossing borders nor should they be used as a sole source of information. They are our experiences. When, Where, and Which … Read more
Border Crossing: Argentina / Chile
February 19th, 2014 | Posted by in Argentina | Border Crossings | Chile | Dogs - (3 Comments)We cross borders by land in a CR-V with US passports and our two dogs. We do not carry drugs or weapons or disallowed fruit (usually). These articles are not a definitive guide to crossing borders nor should they be used as a sole source of information. They are our experiences. When, Where, and Which … Read more
Everyday Essentials: Buenos Aires
February 2nd, 2014 | Posted by in Argentina | Dogs | Everyday Essentials | The Places We've Been - (2 Comments)This is a series detailing some of what appear at first to be more mundane details of a place, but will hopefully be illuminating as insights into the grind behind the “glamour.” Power, Water, and Internet For the most part, it’s been a month without worries about basic elements of the city’s infrastructure. Tap water … Read more
Border Crossing: Bolivia / Argentina
January 2nd, 2014 | Posted by in Argentina | Bolivia | Border Crossings | Dogs - (0 Comments)We cross borders by land in a CR-V with US passports and our two dogs. We do not carry drugs or weapons or disallowed fruit (usually). These articles are not a definitive guide to crossing borders nor should they be used as a sole source of information. They are our experiences. When, Where, and Which … Read more
Border Crossing: Peru / Bolivia
December 19th, 2013 | Posted by in Bolivia | Border Crossings | Dogs | Peru - (3 Comments)We cross borders by land in a CR-V with US passports and our two dogs. We do not carry drugs or weapons or disallowed fruit (usually). These articles are not a definitive guide to crossing borders nor should they be used as a sole source of information. They are our experiences. When, Where, and Which … Read more
Everyday Essentials: Cusco
November 29th, 2013 | Posted by in Dogs | Everyday Essentials | Peru | The Places We've Been - (4 Comments)This is a series detailing some of what appear at first to be more mundane details of a place, but will hopefully be illuminating as insights into the grind behind the “glamour.” Power and Internet Power and internet have been shaky again this month after a few consecutive moves without problems. We’ve lost power a … Read more
Cuenca to Cusco Part 2 – The Vigilante
November 19th, 2013 | Posted by in Dogs | Lodging | Oh | Peru | Speedbumps | The Places We've Been - (8 Comments)Our four day drive from Cuenca, Ecuador to Cusco, Peru was both long and eventful, so we’re going to break it up into pieces and give the rundown one segment at a time. Read Part 1 – A Ridiculous Border first if you want. This post covers the second half of our first day of … Read more