Our 21st Century Odyssey

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What to Expect: Scenic Flight Over the Bungle Bungles Hey there! My guide to taking a scenic flight over the Bungle Bungle Range has moved to a new location here.

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Body Rafting in Java’s Green Canyon Hey there! The guide to body rafting Green Canyon has moved to a new location!

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What to Expect: Three Epic Java Volcanoes Hey there! My guide to exploring Java, Indonesia's best volcanoes has moved to a new location here.

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What to Expect - Exploring Komodo National Park

What to Expect – Exploring Komodo National Park

If you like watching nature documentaries, you’ve probably seen segments about Indonesia’s resident lizard from the era of the dinosaurs – the Komodo dragon. Since they live in remote Komodo National Park, it’s been difficult for travelers to visit and see these wild animals themselves. In the past decade, officials in Indonesia have bolstered the infrastructure of Komodo National Park, making it…

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What to Expect: Krabi, Thailand- 4 Islands and Phi Phi Islands Tour Hey there! The guide to island hopping Krabi now lives in a new location here.

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Two Week Thailand Itinerary – From North to South Hey there! This post has moved to a new location. Check it out here: Two Week Thailand Itinerary

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What to Expect in India for First-Timers My tips on what to expect on your first trip to India has moved to a new location here. I hope you'll check it out!

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What to Expect in India for First-Timers My tips on what to expect on your first trip to India has moved to a new location here. I hope you'll check it out!

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Off-the-Beaten-Path Golden Triangle India Itinerary The Golden Triangle itinerary you're looking for has moved to a new location here!

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Spiti Valley Itinerary Hey there! The Spiti Valley itinerary you are looking for has moved to a new location. You can now find it here.

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Acatenango Volcano Hike- What to Expect Hey there! This post has moved to a new location. You can check out the Acatenango Volcano Hike guide here! 

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Bolivia - Uyuni to La Paz

Bolivia – Uyuni to La Paz

The story of how we entered Bolivia is a wild one that I kept to myself until we left the country, just in case there were legal implications that would get us in trouble while we were there.

Itinerary:

Days 1-3: San Pedro de Atacama, Chile to Uyuni, Bolivia desert tour

Days 4-7: La Paz, Bolivia

Dates: March 18-25, 2019 Our Odyssey:

For the record, we are very organized travelers. We always…

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Still waters born of a violent explosion

Still waters born of a violent explosion

                                                                        – written by Sarah

Place

Crater Lake, Oregon

Date

July 1 to July 2

Logistics

We departed Arcata and Redwood National Forest around 10am to head to Crater Lake. The drive took about 6 hours with stops along the way. We got to our cabin around 4pm that afternoon and then headed to Crater Lake for an evening walk and drive…

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Chile: Santiago, Rapa Nui, and the Atacama Desert

Chile: Santiago, Rapa Nui, and the Atacama Desert

It’s not an overstatement to say that we came to Santiago, Chile in part for its Taco Bell. When your husband is obsessed with fast faux-Mexican food, but there’s nary a Taco Bell in most of the countries in the world, the best way to his heart is to surprise him with an Airbnb a block away from his Tbell fix.

Itinerary:

Days 1-6: Santiago and surrounds

Days 7-10: Rapa Nui

Day 11: Santiago

Days…

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Brazil - An Unexpected Carnaval

Brazil – An Unexpected Carnaval

When you meticulously plan your travels, down to a daily budget and itinerary, the last thing you expect is to accidentally touch down in the middle of the world’s largest Carnaval celebration.

Itinerary:

• Days 1-5: Rio de Janeiro • Days 6-9: Paraty • Day 10: Sao Paulo

Dates: February 24 – March 5, 2019 Our Odyssey: Arriving in Rio

It was 7am on Sunday morning when we landed in Rio de Janeiro.…

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Back to Patagonia

When Tim and I flew to Argentina’s Patagonia region a few weeks ago, I saw on my Facebook memories that exactly 5 years prior, we had arrived in Chilean Patagonia to embark on an epic multiday hike through Torres del Paine National Park.

We didn’t know at the time how much we’d fall in love with traveling. We were only a few weeks in to our first year long trip around the world. Who could have…

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Our Month in Antigua, Guatemala

Our Month in Antigua, Guatemala

We were maybe 3 shots of mezcal in, at a dimly lit bar in Antigua, Guatemala, when Tim and I verbally committed to one another to return here someday to spend a month learning Spanish. It was one of those nights where everything seems illuminated and you spend hours talking with someone you’ve been with for 6 years about things that, somehow, you’d never talked about before.

It’s this intangible…

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