On May 18th, 2009, Brian wrote :
We both got sick. The Brian iron-gut prevailed and my sickness lasted all of one day, required no drugs (although I drank some electrolyte drink), and consisted of a few bouts of diarrhea and a little nausea. Bridgid got sick the day after me and it was bad. It started Thursday afternoon as nausea and [...]
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On May 15th, 2009, Bridgid wrote :
This Wednesday, May 13th, we packed into a van about the size of a VW bus with seventeen of our nearest and dearest, and headed to the small town of Chancos, northeast of Huaraz. The bus hurtled, literally hurtled, down the windy, pothole-ridden roads. Not only did the van not slow down for potholes, but [...]
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On May 15th, 2009, Bridgid wrote :
Presently (written a couple of nights ago), I am sitting in an uber-gringoriffic (the technical term) cafe, listening to American music while fireworks blast outside. We are at the tail-end of the city’s celebration of their patron – El Señor de la Soledad (The Man of Solitude). Every night, we’ve fallen asleep to crowds laughing, [...]
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On May 15th, 2009, Bridgid wrote :
In Lima, we found a nice hostel to stay for a couple of nights, after a long, long night of misadventures. A wonderful taxi driver took us to four different hostels before we arrived at this one. Apparently, reservations are a good idea for your first night in Lima. Good to know. The lucky hostel [...]
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On May 8th, 2009, Brian wrote :
We survived the trip to Lima but our bags didn’t make the connection in San Francisco. That’s okay though. It was a little stressful finding a hostal and dealing with taxis last night and it was nice not having to deal with bags. We got a call from the airline earlier and supposedly they have [...]
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On May 7th, 2009, Brian wrote :
We took advantage of our six hour layover in El Salvador to go get some lunch. We debated whether it was worth it to pay $10 each to get a tourist visa and leave the airport but the fresh air and palm trees outside lured us out. Plus, it’s not every day that you get [...]
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On Apr 27th, 2009, Bridgid wrote :
We have ten days until our departure. Yep, ten days. We’re in good shape; we have our packing list straightened out, our to-do list has been whittled down to a few key items, and we’ve worked our way through an overwhelming number of guidebooks. Just a few more loose ends, and we’ll be ready to [...]
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On Mar 13th, 2009, Bridgid wrote :
Fifty-five more days? It sounds like a lot, doesn’t it? For some reason, it doesn’t feel that way. It’s as though as the date of our departure gets closer, our list of things to do before we go seems to get bigger and bigger, which effectively makes 55 days feel like a week. And a [...]
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On Feb 20th, 2009, Bridgid wrote :
Brian and I bought our one-way tickets for the trip last month. We’re flying in to Lima, Peru on May 6th. View Larger Map Our plan is to work our way south through the mountains and towns while making our way towards Bolivia. Last month, we moved out of our Fremont apartment, scaling down our [...]
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On Oct 7th, 2008, Bridgid wrote :
Brian and I will be taking a trip to South America this year. We’ll keep you updated!
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