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🇦🇷 That's it! Four months, two continents, 18 countries and 28 cities. It was an adventure I'll never forget. A dream come true 🙏🏽 What's next? TBD. #backpacking #fortheculture (at Aeropuerto Internacional Ezeiza) https://www.instagram.com/p/BseU2iCALbz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zazss2puxfvf
🇦🇷 The Iguazú falls were something out of a movie. @msattler and I felt like we were in a CGI Tarzan film, the falls were too perfect. Just a few days ago we were surrounded by desert, mountains and glaciers but Iguazú was all rainforest, and waterfalls. Even outside the park everything was so green. Tons of butterflies. A short and sweet trip. Headed back to BA for two nights then onto my FINAL (😭😭) destination, Houston 🙏🏽 #backpacking #fortheculture (at Puerto Iguazú) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsYhm70gFVB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ooztgsr53uyg
🇦🇷 We did a day hike to Lake Capri and finished off with a view of Mt. Fitz Roy. The clouds cleared just enough for us to see the peak. Then, we capped off the trip with a visit to @pn_losglaciares to not only see the Perito Moreno glacier in all its glory, but hike on it too. All of the really good pics are courtesy of @aflores914 Quick stop back in BA and then onto Puerto Iguazú 🙏🏽 #backpacking #fortheculture #patagonia (at El Calafate) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsNbZLNAWgR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1sfwhhg5oesrr
🇦🇷 I made it my sisters place in BA. I spent the first week vegetating, enjoying having my own room and watching lots of tv (started Vikings). I waited for some v special guests to do all the tourist stuff. My favorite things were La Recoleta cemetery and La Boca neighborhood. We have eaten and will continue to eat lots of empanadas 🤤 So, so nice to have my fam with me. Extra big shoutsout to @melspi12 and @andrew.n.espinosa for letting me be lazy and feeding me the last two weeks. Onto El Calafate 🙏🏽 #backpacking #fortheculture (at Buenos Aires, Argentina) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsDoaxnAEY7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1k6euhy7jauxd
🇦🇷 RIP to my mustache. We had a good run. I'll miss you buddy 🙏🏽#backpacking #fortheculture https://www.instagram.com/p/Br6B8ObgfDo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=kr56bmz07c58
Santiago, Chile -
Small World
1. I met a couple in Warsaw from New Zealand. We were in the same room. Really nice couple. They left a couple days before me. I didn't know where they were going. Two days later I left to Krakow. As the staff is showing me to my bunk, I hear “is that you mate?” It was homie and his girlfriend from Warsaw. The cities are close so it's not so much a coincidence that we were in the same city, rather that we we're at the exact same hostel and and same room again.
2. While in Budapest I visited one of the famous thermal baths. I went alone. I waded around for a while and then eventually posted up in a nice spot just enjoying the warm water and people watching. 15 min later, a group of 5 people wade over in the spot next to me and are taking pics and stuff. By the way they are speaking English I know they are Americans. I start a conversation and find out they all graduated from UT together and now work in Houston and Austin.
3. While walking in London just exploring, I see walking by, two girls who stayed in my room at my first stop in Oslo. This is about a month and a half later. I didn't say hi, they weren't too friendly in Oslo, just kind of kept to themselves.
4. I meet a guy from Miami in Seville. We end up going out together one night there. As he's checking out about two days or so before me, I find out he's going to Porto and then Lisbon. I tell him oh I'm going to Lisbon and then Porto (the reverse). The dates lineup where we'll overlap in Lisbon of about a day. Before he left he said, “well I wouldn't be surprised if we see each other in Lisbon”. My second to last night in Lisbon I walk down for family dinner and I see him checking in. We didn't discuss what hostels we were staying at. We go out together with coincidence number five. Two days later I leave for Porto. I stay there four nights then catch a bus back to Lisbon where I'll fly to Madrid and then to Peru. As I get through security I hear “Garrett!”. I turn around and there is Miami. He was on his way to Dublin.
5. My first night in Lisbon I make it just in time for the family dinner. This dinner is epic by the way, it's cooked by a real chef and is an appetizer, soup, main course, dessert, free beer/wine for 2 hours and a free shot after dinner. All for about $10 USD. Crazy. Anyways, as I walk up to the dinner table, there's about three open spots for me to sit and I scan them and make a quick decision. I am wearing my Texas state polo (out of clean clothes). As soon as I sit down I hear “oh you went to Texas State?” I'm kind of taken back because the only people who know of Texas State are Texans or someone who knows someone who goes there. I said, “yeah, you know of Texas State?” He said, “yeah I went to Sam Houston.” We start talking, I find out he's from Houston, Houston Houston not one of the suburbs, then I find out he went to a high school that my high school used to play in sports (same district). I'm blown away by this point. We talk some more and I bring up my favorite night club in Houston that closed down about 1 ½ years ago, Arlo's. He knows of it! He used to go sometimes with his friends. This is crazy because of lot of people in Houston hadn't been to Arlo's aka the best night club ever. I tell him how obsessed my friends and I were with that place and why it closed down etc. Crazy. We went to some clubs one night with Miami and another girl and homie was popping bottle after bottles. The crazy part to me is to think about if I had picked another seat that night at dinner I would have just struck up conversation with those people and I might never have met him. Who knows.
Lima, Peru -
Peru elections
Quick note about something that was going on while I was in Lima.
Peru was having a vote for four pretty serious referendums. A few would restructure how the government operated. Anyway, here are a few things I thought were interesting about their elections.
1. Voting was on a Sunday. This was for a national election.
2. Voting is required in Peru (helps that it's on a Sunday). If you don't vote, you get fined.
3. You are not allowed to consume alcohol during election weekend. That means the day before, Saturday and the day of, Sunday. I was there on the weekend and all the bars were closed on Saturday and Sunday. In the restaurants, they weren't serving alcohol. Of course you could have beer in your house and drink there and no one would know. I just thought it was interesting.
4. Lastly, the president gets one four or five year term and then has to wait another term before he/she can run for president again. Hmmmm.
🇨🇱 I only got two full days in Santiago, but everything I saw I liked! It felt like a European/American city way more so than Lima/Cusco. The Bella Vista neighborhood was really nice (reminded me of a less gentrified Rainey St.). I made it to the top of San Cristobal and I got to see everyone out and about in the parks on Sunday. Onto Buenos Aires 🙏🏽 #backpacking #fortheculture (at Santiago, Chile) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrhhLKmAzH4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2syaz2mrew6y
🇵🇪 Machu Picchu was obviously the highlight, but Cusco was a really cool little city with lots of colors surrounded by mountains. The altitude is no joke, I'm just getting used to it 5 days later (as I leave of course). I added in a bonus video from Machu Picchu because I can't get over it. Onto Santiago🙏🏽 #backpacking #fortheculture (at Cusco, Peru) https://www.instagram.com/p/Braqk1tAuT8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1wz8lb7ub0fb5
🇵🇪 MACHU PICCHU!! #backpacking #fortheculture #7wondersoftheworld (at Machu Picchu) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrV-scrAiv6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6l33238zeryj
🇵🇪 New continent, who dis? I checked out the city center, Miraflores and Barranco neighborhoods, ate some of the local cuisine (lomo saltado), tried the Pisco sour (18% and goes down like lemonade) and I got a cold 😐(probably the overnight seasonal change). Onto Cusco 🙏🏽 #backpacking #fortheculture (at Lima, Peru) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrN73_sgNBN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19fz5mxam28gy
🇵🇹 I hadn't planned on visiting Porto but everyone I met told me I had to and I saw why. It's a beautiful city and the Francesinha (last pic) alone was worth it. Def ended on a high note. I can't believe my 12 weeks in Europe is up. It went by way too fast even though I knew it would. See you next time. Onto Lima 🙏🏽 #backpacking #fortheculture (at Porto, Portugal) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrBFJpXAkUa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qmb8d1qgc9t7
🇵🇹 I checked out the Alfama neighborhood, learned about the big earthquake, and took a day trip to Sintra to see the palaces. This has been the most hilly city I've been too (leg day everyday). Also, I met a guy from a couple neighborhoods over from me and he knew about Arlos (RIP). Small world. Onto my last European destination 😦 Porto 🙏🏽 #backpacking #fortheculture (at Lisbon, Portugal) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq5Vptfg99C/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ez2vpvagx6b1
🇪🇸 More tapas & more wine, I could get used to the Spanish lifestyle. The highlight was the @realalcazarsevilla tour I did this morning. The Muslim touches, Christian touches and overall lavishness of it was amazing. Also, I went to a club and unsuccesfully tried to request knuck if you buck (worth a shot). Onto Lisbon 🙏🏽 #backpacking #fortheculture (at Seville, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqxVxJZAYw5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1onzfp3oyshm8
🇪🇸 I came for the free tapas but the scenery and rich muslim-rooted culture surprised me. My hostel was somewhere near the top in the first picture so I got my steps in forsure. Def wish I had more time here. Next time. Onto Sevilla 🙏🏽 #backpacking #fortheculture (at Granada, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqo1o5aA0rr/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=wt6v45zt9rkp
🇪🇸 Spent Thanksgiving in Madrid and even got some mashed potatoes and chicken (apparently there was no turkey at the store). Onto Granada 🙏🏽 #backpacking #fortheculture (at Madrid, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqhb_qkgaBi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1a9qhfepn87bc
🇪🇸 Quick stop in Barcelona & Madrid making my way to Granada. I stayed in the same hostel I did 4 years ago and went to La Sagrada Familia again. Still amazing but can't wait for them to finish (2026). I've been traveling for 10 weeks now and only have 2 weeks left in Europe 😮 times flying. Onto Madrid 🙏🏽 #backpacking #fortheculture (at Barcelona, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqcKvkHAJWB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=e18n87jqvyr9