Our First New Country Together (Colonia, Uruguay)

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We had thrown the idea around of hopping on the ferry from BsAs to Uruguay before heading south in Argentina but weren’t sure if it was worth the fee of the ferry. When we heard that you can get USD from the ATM’s there it solidified our decision to check it out. We voted on going to Colonia over Montevideo; a smaller town with a old-fashioned feel. We took the slow ferry over (3 hours) and arrived in the late afternoon. Uruguay also turns out to be the first country that is new to us both. Continue reading →

Happy New Year from Buenos Aires

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After almost 24 hours of travelling – through Seattle, Huston and then finally arriving in Buenos Aires, the airport ground crew decided to go on strike. Luckily, it only lasted an hour and then our bags were coming on the carousel . A taxi from from the airport was ridiculously expensive, but after some debate we decided that public transit was near impossible (they only accept exact change, which is like gold in BsAs and the line up for the bank at the airport was around an hour. Continue reading →

Our First World Wonder: Chichen Itza, Mexico

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We were in Cancun for a week at an all inclusive resort for a friends wedding where Dan was one of the best men. We decided to extend our stay an additional week for two main reasons: one, we wanted to have time to visit Chichen Itza (listed as one of the “New7Wonders of the World” and secondly, it would give us a chance to see more time to explore the “real” Mexico – and really, why not spend an extra week in Mexico if you can!  Continue reading →

Flyboarding in Cancun!

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I first heard about flyboarding / hoverboarding about a year ago when I saw this video on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMaDhkNJA2g

So when I saw it for rent on the beach in front of our resort in Cancun, I had to try it. The first 10 minutes were pretty rough as I could barely get out of the water and balance, but once I got the hang of it, the instructor let me do underwater dives and even a couple backflips! Continue reading →