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

#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