Review: Kayak Pucon (Pucon, Chile)

Review: Kayak Pucon (Pucon, Chile)

We chose to do our Chilean whitewater kayaking with Kayak Pucon for a few reasons, but mostly because it was owned and operated by locals. We actually didn’t know it existed originally and walked into another whitewater shop in Pucon only to be turned off by the rather cold, business-like attitude of the proprietor. Had [...]

South American Report Card

South American Report Card

With a few weeks back in the states to “relax” a bit before continuing to Africa we’ve had a bit of time to take stock of how we’ve done and, almost as importantly, how our budget has done. A reminder of how all this works.  Every dollar amount represents how much the two of us, [...]

Tobias Index

Tobias Index

Now that we’re off to Africa we figured it was about time to get our Latin America summary out there. Epic bus journeys in the south and more than a month of nights sleeping on buses…its been a real adventure. Here’s a summary of the most “fun” statistics for the last 9 or so months: [...]

Foodie Friday: The Quest for Beervana

Foodie Friday: The Quest for Beervana

It should be no surprise that along with lots of ruins, whitewater and trekking, our tour of the America’s also included beer. Lots and lots of beer. From Mexico to Argentina beer seems to be the local beverage of choice, and almost always its cheaper than soda or sometimes even bottled water. It was not [...]