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the good kind of “bug”
Over the summer we were approached by a pest control guy walking door to door trying to sell us a service package. He explained that whatever they sprayed would kill all the bugs and eliminate the numerous spider webs we had in corners and eaves. Noticing our dog, he...
playtime with pups
Right after we got back from Peru, we agreed to pup-sit our friend's mini schnauzer, Pasha, for the weekend. Riesling doesn't particularly enjoy the extra attention, but they do enjoy tugging on the rope together. (grrrrrr!) Sometimes I have to break things up and...
Lima, Plaza de Armas
After lunch, we grabbed a cab and headed over to the Museo de Oro (Gold Museum) for a look at an amazing display of weapons. I wasn't sure what to expect, but an entire room filled with swords was a surprise. We weren't allowed to take photos at the Gold Museum, but...
Miraflores and La Mar
Our cab from the airport (a reasonable 60 solas [$20] for 4 people) dropped us off in the heart of Miraflores and from there we set off to explore the area and spend some time before lunch. Eric and I popped into a local supermarket for some chips and bottled water...
Machu Picchu
What's that? You want to see some photos of Machu Picchu? Oh, alright. :) When we arrived around 7:30am, the clouds were covering Wayna Picchu but soon afterward, the sun burned them off and we were treated to the classical view of Machu Picchu. We definitely...
Aguas Calientes
The train ride into the Sacred Valley was absolutely stunning but I'm afraid we didn't enjoy it as much as we should have because we were so grateful to have made the train that we nearly passed out from exhaustion upon boarding. The train drops you off in the middle...
the most scenic cab ride ever
The cab ride from Cuzco to Ollantaytambo was full of drama not only due to the fact that we had no wiggle room to make our train, but that the scenery just got better and better as we wound our way into the Sacred Valley. As we left Cuzco, the entire city was spread...
ahh, foreign travel
So, remember that post from last week called "nothing ever goes completely perfectly"? Well, you could say that this would also apply to our recent trip to Peru. If not for good cab drivers, a sympathetic gate agent and the grace of God, this post could be very...
Our Itinerary
2024 Trips
San Diego, CA (Jan)
Sarasota, FL (Feb)
Madrid, Spain (Mar)
Valencia, Spain (Mar+Apr)
Palma, Mallorca (Apr)
Croatia (May)
Faroe Islands (Aug)
London, UK (Sept)
Bari, Italy (Sept)
Rome, Italy (Oct)
Frankfurt, Germany (Oct)
2023 Trips
San Diego (Jan)
Orlando (Feb)
Richmond, VA (Apr)
Northern Italy (Apr)
NC Mountains (May)
Long Island (Jul)
Wisconsin (Aug)
Chicago (Aug)
Oak Island, NC (Sept)
Brooklyn, NY (Sept)
Bordeaux + Rugby World Cup (Sep)
Castilla y León (Sep)
Seychelles (Nov)
Willamette Valley (Dec)
2022 Trips
Florida (Feb)
NC Mountains (Apr)
Washington DC (Apr)
Valencia, Spain (May)
Hilton Head, SC (May)
Pacific NW (Jun)
Long Island (Jul)
Florida (Sept)
Chicago (Sept)
Poland (Sept)
NC Mountains (Nov)
Euro Xmas Markets (Dec)
Eric and Leandra in Orient Point, NY :)
Hello! This website chronicles the travel adventures of a computational biologist and a WordPress website developer (with past entries of our 😇 rescued mini schnauzers, Riesling and Pasha).
We’ve steadily increased our travel over the last several years and that is the focus of our blog currently, but you can read older ‘daily life‘ and ‘canine‘ posts by clicking on those links.
Eric and Leandra in Orient Point, NY :)