Traveler Talk Back: Erin & Pete

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I remember the day we sat in Erin and Pete’s apartment in DC and they told us about their Peace Corps adventures. Having played ultimate frisbee together for a few years, we knew each other pretty well and I wasn’t at all surprised to find out that they were also itching to experience a bit [...]

Flashback: Colombia

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I’m going to tell you a secret. I was scared to travel to Colombia. In fact, when we arrived at the airport in Bogota I was sure things were going to end badly. No matter how many people recounted their love for Colombia, I had a hard time getting over my stereotypes. That was until [...]

Photo: Meeting Ali Hippy

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If you read any travel guide for Lamu, I’m sure they all tell you about Ali Hippy.  He’s a local man makes his living inviting tourists to his home for a traditional dinner and music.  He’s a good salesman and it was a nice experience visiting his thatched hut and meeting his family, mostly because of [...]

Faces of the World

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We took over 20,000 pictures on our RTW.  Honestly we’ll likely never go through them all (ahem, Danny took two full photo montages of a not to be named glacier in Argentina), but we do have some favorites.  Taking pictures of people can be tricky.  We usually asked or motioned with our camera before taking [...]