Category: Nomad Life & Expenses
We have been house-sitting for just over 3 months straight. It has been a mixture of good, useful, and sometimes not-so-ideal experiences. Not all the houses we have stayed in are as clean as I’d like. Occasionally, they are dark,…
We began the month in Hillsborough in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. There, we were house-sitting with a dog named Rakwa. We spent a lot of time working on the van, but also managed to get out a…
We spent 362 days traveling around South America with backpacks. And although I wasn’t able to keep up with posts about all the places we went, I was able to keep up with our expenses. So here they are, the…
We arrived back in the US on May 30 after one year traveling around South America. It was good to be back in the country we are most familiar with and to start a new adventure. Greg’s mom, Dossie, had…
On May 1st, we left Yanque, Perú, and headed for Arequipa, the second biggest city in the country. We spent a week in Arequipa before taking an all-day bus ride to Nazca – home of the famous Nazca Lines. After…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
