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By Emily Landsiedel South America is a breathtaking, fascinating place, and visiting it was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. However, it wasn’t without some surprises. Below I’ve confessed what I found most shocking or interesting about each county we visited in South America: Peru: Let’s set...
By Peter Landsiedel “Don’t go to Rio. You’ll get robbed.” “The water and beaches are filled with poop and are so dirty that you’ll get chemical burns if you swim in them.” “Everyone in my hostel in Rio was robbed at some point or another.” “I’m not going to...
By Peter Landsiedel Traveling long term requires a budget conscientious mindset. Emily and I have put forth much effort to stay within budget, and I am happy to report that we’ve done pretty well so far. That said, we do like to treat ourselves occasionally. It’s what Tom Haverford...
By Emily Landsiedel Rumor has it Buenos Aires is an expensive city to visit. With this expectation, Peter and I budgeted $120 for both of us to share each day. We quickly realized we would only need that much money if we wanted to live the high life in Buenos...
By Emily Landsiedel Buenos Aires is an enchanting city! Peter and I agree this has been our favorite city on the trip yet. After two weeks exploring as many districts and sites as we could, I felt like we could have spent another month finding new and interesting things...
By Peter Landsiedel Before the trip, I eagerly looked forward to Peru. Now that we’ve left Peru, I hope the worst of our trip is over. This article isn’t meant to be an indictment of the entire country. This is me explaining why I had a bad time in...
By Emily Landsiedel Let me start off this post by clarifying a few things: this budget only includes day-to-day expenses such as food, taxis, and accommodation. It does NOT include any excursions like Machu Picchu or long bus rides. I will get to the separate costs of these later...
By Emily Landsiedel As a result of my hospital visit in Cusco and the unexpected exorbitant costs of Machu Picchu, Peter and I decided to cancel our plans to explore northern Peru and spend an extra week in Lima instead. Unlike Buenos Aires or Rio de Janeiro, Lima is not...
By Emily Landsiedel If you’ve been reading our blog lately, you know that some salmonella and bacteria infected food/drinks landed me in the hospital earlier this week. You may be thinking to yourself, “Emily, why aren’t you being more careful?!” And while some of that nagging is well founded,...
By Peter Landsiedel As I write this, Emily is still recovering, but she wanted me to post my account of our misadventure to Machu Picchu. If you haven’t already read the beginning of this fiasco from Emily’s perspective, check out The Nightmare of Machu Picchu first. It’s always hard...
By Emily Landsiedel Before we left for this world tour, people often asked me which place I was most looking forward to. Machu Picchu always came up first on the list. I’m a big hiker, and although I knew little about this Incan relic, the romantic pictures enchanted me....