My wife heard what many from her homeland would consider blasphemy: “The potatoes of Peru are better than Ireland.” It was a bold comment, especially from someone from Brazil. For the sake of this person, I will leave their identity anonymous. I must admit, I think her statement has some legs. Peru’s potatoes are awesome. They actually have over 1500 types of potatoes. And this is coming from two people’s whose heritages (Russia & Ireland) have the potato at the center of the

Yes, we’ll admit it. We used this photo as clickbait. If we had the title “Birdwatching in the Amazon”, we might’ve only had Tanya and Wilson reading this eventful week 20 blog post. While this picture was snagged from Google, it was taken at the Chuncho Clay Lick that we visited during our time in the Amazon Rainforest. The Jags, unfortunately, did not pay a visit while we were there, but we still enjoyed the beautiful colors of the Macaws. Unfortunately, National Geograp

#SoloTravel Inseparable for three months straight. Started off a year-long international travel by spending a month together in a very small van. We’d literally done everything together for the last three months. No separation. No privacy. Tight quarters in foreign places. We needed a break from each other. Or that is what people might think when I say we parted ways last Wednesday. The reality is Nick was flying halfway across the world for one of his best friend’s bachelor

Mt Fitz Roy Weekly Recap: (Can click the Underline Week Recap for the previous week's blog post) Week 1 Recap: Flew into Punta Arenas from Santiago. Adjusted to the camper van life while creating some funny memories. Amazing boat tour with glaciers & very active whales. Week 2 Recap: Punta Arenas -> Puerto Natales -> Torres Del Paine National Park (completed W Trek), crossed from Chile into Argentina: El Calafate -> El Chalten (cutest little mountain towns). Week 3 Recap

Sunrise view of Los Torres from our camper van morning of day 2, wk 2 Overlander : An overlander is a person who engages in a self-reliant, vehicle-based adventure travel to remote destinations, where the journey itself is the primary goal, rather than the destination. The IOverlander app has been one of the most helpful resources we’ve had on the road. The app & starlink have actually both been equally helpful. This isn’t a sponsorship but just the honest truth. We have been