“I wish I had never gone traveling.” – No One Ever

“I wish I had never gone traveling.” – No One Ever

Zip Lining in Bariloche

Zip Lining in Bariloche

I love zip lining! At my home in St. George, we have a zip line that we take down most of the year because it goes straight through our backyard. Whenever I get the option to zip line on vacation, I take it. Zip lining is the best way to see a forest in my opinion. To...

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Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

It took some explaining to appreciate the moniker “Paris of the south.”  In general, big cities can be rather generic.  Paris makes my short list of exceptions, though.  I was excited to visit, and hoping that BA would join Paris, Istanbul, Bangkok, New York, and the...

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Iguassu Falls

Iguassu Falls

Iguassu falls is considered one of the seven natural wonders of the world. Iguassu Falls isn't just one waterfall, but a collection of over three hundred waterfalls each pouring huge amounts of water onto the rocks below.  The cascade's impact creates huge clouds of...

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Our South American Adventure Begins

Six weeks in South America--where to start?  Patagonia in general and Torres del Paine, in particular, have been calling for decades.  Finally, we are going to make it happen.  Arranging enough time off of work and pulling the kids out of school took a while to...

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Camels, cows, and llamas

Camels, cows, and llamas

Walking through the airport in Peru, and the first thing I see is a camel statue, bigger than me. As we continue to walk through, I see a giant cow head. After looking at the picture, I noticed that the cow was smiling. Then Alex tells me of a wondrous llama. He...

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