Year: 2025

April 2025 Expenses & Backpack Travel in Perú

After 10 months traveling through South America, we finally made it to one of the highlights of the continent, Machu Picchu, on April 1. Hopefully, there will be a full blog post about this later, but I will tell you…

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March 2025 Expenses & Backpack Travel in Perú

We spent the whole month of March traveling through the Andean mountains of Perú. It was often difficult, treacherous, stomach-churning, and exhausting. But it was also surprising, inspiring, joyful, and beautiful. The month began with our departure from Huánuco. Our…

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February 2025 Expenses & Backpack Travel in Perú

We finished our 5 1/2 week house sit in Lima at the beginning of February. It was sad to leave our new dog friends, but we were ready to get on the road again and do some more exploring. Because…

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January 2025 Expenses & Backpack Travel in Perú

We spent the whole month of January in Miraflores, Lima house sitting for two adorable doggos! It was good to be off the road for a while. We were able to take care of things best done in a big…

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Three Colombian Small Towns – Guatapé, Jardín & Salento

July 12 & August 13 – 18, 2024. When we finally left Medellín, we had just over two weeks before our three months in Colombia would come to an end. We wanted to see a little more of the country…

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December 2024 Expenses & Backpack Travel in Perú

We traveled over 1100 miles in December. We visited natural wonders and ancient ruins in the Northern Highlands of Perú around Chachapoyas and Nuevo Tingo. We crossed the Andes Mountains on an often one-lane road with steep drop-offs in a…

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