Living the Dream

Happy 4th of July!

Kelly & Marcus — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 10:48:08 +0000

After more than two years of travel, we’ve come to appreciate some of the many things that make America such a great place to live. We thought we’d share some of them with you on this 231st birthday of the USA.
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Days 720-751: Mexico

Kelly & Marcus — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 01:31:36 +0000

Chetumal, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Chichen Itza, Merida, Palenque, Ocosingo, San Cristobal de las Casas, Tutla Guitierrez, Oaxaca, Mexico City, Tijuana

It was pleasant to find Mexico so clean and modern when coming from Central America. Loads of ancient sites and beautiful beaches. The people of Mexico were particularly friendly and honest. What a great country to finish the trip.

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Trip Map

Kelly & Marcus — Tue, 22 May 2007 17:32:32 +0000

Here’s a world map showing where our travels took us for the past 25 months. Countries we visited on this trip (all 39 of them) are in blue and we filled in previously visited places in green. You can click on the image to get a much larger version of the picture. Somehow, we thought we were going to spend a lot less time in the air before we set out on this trip (did we mention that Marc hates to fly?). We promise to get a Mexico blog up soon.

Days 694-719: Guatemala and Belize

Kelly & Marcus — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 19:14:35 +0000

Guatemala: Antigua, Panajachel, Chichicastenango, Flores, Tikal
Belize: San Ignacio, Xunantunich, Caye Caulker, Orange Walk, Lamanai

Colorful festivities, serious shopping, awesome coffee, huge temples, warty birds, and a whole lot of relaxing. All that and we discovered why people say, “Sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite.”

Really cool temples at Tikal.

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Days 667-693: Nicaragua & Honduras

Kelly & Marcus — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:01:33 +0000

Nicaragua: Moyogalpa (Isla Ometepe), Granada, Masaya, Matagalpa
Honduras: Tegucigalpa, Los Naranjos (Lago de Yojoa), Tela, La Ceiba, Roatan, Copan Ruinas

How is it that Marc carries the camera but pertty much every picture in this entry has him in it? At least there are pictures of a few other things too, including a really weird hotel towel.

“¡Hola!”

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Days 654-666: Costa Rica

Kelly & Marcus — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 18:47:39 +0000

Puerto Viejo, Cahuita, San Jose, La Fortuna, Monteverde, Liberia

Costa Rica was a remarkably pleasant place to travel. Nice folks, good food, and you can actually find all the cool critters on the tourism posters.

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Days 618-625, 636-653: Ecuador & Panama

Kelly & Marcus — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 01:13:05 +0000

Ecuador: Loja, Cuenca, Guayquil, Baños, Quito
Panama: Panamá City, David, Boquete, Bocas del Toro

The highlight of Ecuador was definitely the Galapgos. But we enjoyed the short time we spent on the mainland before we caught a flight to Panama. Panama is a pretty small country, so we breezed through it. But those of you who enjoy the bug photos will like this entry.

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Days 626-635: Galapagos Islands

Kelly & Marcus — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:16:29 +0000

Islas Baltra, Plaza Sur, Santa Fe, Española, Floreana, Santa Cruz, Rabida, Santiago, Bartolome, Seymor Norte

The Galapagos Islands were simply incredible. Well, not the islands themselves so much, but their incredible critters. The coolest part is that they were fearless of humans. This blog isn’t big on text but has a whole lot of critter pics, so be patient while it loads.

Dancing feet of the blue-footed booby.

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Days 600-617: Lowland Peru

Kelly & Marcus — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 18:18:04 +0000

Arequipa, Nazca, Huacachina, Pisco, Lima, Huanchaco, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Piura

Lots of desert, ruins, big hairless dogs, and mangos.

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Days 589-599: High-Altitude Peru

Kelly & Marcus — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 22:41:34 +0000

Puno, Lake Titicaca, Cuzco, Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Aguas Calientes, Machu Picchu

The Incas did some pretty nifty stuff despite their short period as an empire.

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