Due to a flight delay, I’m leaving a day later than planned and have a few moments to blog. While I’m not happy about it, I get to relax and lay low after busting ass…
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Food United States
A DIY Brewery Tour, More Food, and Downtown Living at the 1889 Whitegate Inn in Asheville
On our last night in Asheville, we moved closer to downtown. To the B&B that’s located closest to downtown actually – the 1889 Whitegate Inn & Cottage. Because we’d planned to do a little…
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Asheville, where have you been all my life?! Honestly, Asheville would probably respond, “In the western part of the state, dummy. You know that place where you rarely hang out? You’re the one always talking…
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Having strayed from my south-bound route in order to visit Charlie in Quito, I had to traverse the country of Ecuador yet again and make my way toward Peru. I’d heard that Cuenca was a beautiful…
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We escaped Quito on Thanksgiving day to the cloud forest city of Mindo, Ecuador. A quick two hour bus ride away, we needed to get some nature into Charlie during his brief Ecuadorian vacay. Plus, I’d…
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Now I know, I know… I’ve already shared how lots of backpackers talk shit about Bogotá and Santa Marta and other big cities in South America. Even Lima gets its fair share of the negative Nancys, but I…
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This is my 101st blog post, guys! Hooray! Before I finish writing about all of my South America destinations, here are some favorites and figures from the trip as a whole so far! If…
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After the Galapagos, I was worn out. Waking up early, days packed with activities, and hiking and snorkeling every day while there were beautiful beaches all around made me just want to… lie on…
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I’ll be honest: I walked into my Galapagos trip with high expectations and very little background knowledge. I’d kinda gotten to the end of my month in Colombia and thought, “Oh man, I really…
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My Galapagos cruise was a highlight of my two and a half months in South America. And after the costs and stress of booking it all, I desperately needed it to be worth it! The islands…
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After the ordeal that was planning my trip the the Galapagos, I knew there was no way I was waiting around in Quito until my flight. That city just had the connotation of stressfulness.…