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Why I’m an Apartment Rental Convert Thanks to Roomorama

Posted on 17. May, 2012 by Steph.

I’ve changed. Over the past seven months in South America I’ve changed quite a bit as a traveling. I’ve been taking a quality of quantity approach, traveling slower and more thoughtfully. As a result some of my old habits aren’t quite cutting it anymore. One of the biggest things I’ve done on this trip that [...]

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Find Out Where I’m Headed Next!

Posted on 08. May, 2012 by Steph.

I think that our decision to come home this May surprised people a bit. It surprised US, to be honest. We originally expected to be traveling up through Bolivia and Peru, which would put us in South America until late June. As I’ve mentioned before in the past though, when you know, you know. We [...]

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Best of the Blogosphere: April 2012

Posted on 26. Apr, 2012 by Steph.

Hola! I’m writing this from our cozy rental apartment in Santiago, Chile. This is the end of the line for our South America tour. A week from today I’ll be on a flight back to DC. I’m actually really excited about going home: I’ll watch old movies with my mom, take my dad to a [...]

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Mapstravaganza!! 9 Things to Do with Your Old Maps

Posted on 11. Apr, 2012 by Steph.

Maps are so awesome. They have a certain romance to them; when you unfold them there is so much potential and possibility. You can pore over them, planning out potential roots and connecting the dots between places. Plus, they are just really pretty. I don’t have a house, but I often like to dream about [...]

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Best of the Blogosphere: March 2012

Posted on 29. Mar, 2012 by Steph.

The flipside of being in the Southern Hemisphere is that while everyone on my facebook feed is out enjoying the warm spring weather, I’m yet again pulling out the scarves and wooly socks. It is definitely fall here in Buenos Aires! I love fall weather so I am eating it up for the last few [...]

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I’m Going on Vacation!

Posted on 05. Mar, 2012 by Steph.

Things may be a bit quiet around here for the next week or so because I am going on vacation! Mike and I are taking the ferry to Uruguay and will spend the next 7 days exploring the coast of this tiny little country. I’m majorly excited. Not because I know a lot about Uruguay [...]

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Best of the Blogosphere: February 2012

Posted on 01. Mar, 2012 by Steph.

Hola! I’d love to tell you I’m now fluent in Spanish but then I’d have to lie. Despite taking some terrific Spanish lessons I’m not quite there yet. Even so, I have lots of good news this month! For starters, February 2012 just eeked out October 2011 to become my highest traffic month on the [...]

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Best of the Blogosphere: January 2012

Posted on 02. Feb, 2012 by Steph.

Happy New Year! My year so far has been hot and rainy (Argentine summers are not the best) and productive! Now that we are installed in our comfy Buenos Aires apartment complete with AC and an indoor BBQ, I’m working really hard to pump out some good stuff. I’m also tackling Spanish classes, volunteering and [...]

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Travel Talk Ep. 2: Hostel Tips from Travelers

Posted on 05. Jan, 2012 by Steph.

It’s time for the second episode of our sporadic travel show: Travel Talk with Mike and Stephanie! This time we were in Quito, Ecuador and wanted to show the truth about hostels. We even got some of our new friends to play along. Transcript below: Michael: Hi, welcome to Travel Talk with Mike and Stephanie. [...]

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