April 17, 2023 Another excellent day in the Galapagos! After breakfast we loaded our bags, went through inspection, and the team loaded up our boat while we went to the beach for kayaking. I sat in the front of a double with Steve, who was paddling very aggressively, riding waves and getting ahead of the … More Galapagos Part 6
April 16, 2023 Volcano hike day was a day to remember, for sure. We completed about 10 miles, in 6 hours. The elevation gain wasn’t too bad, and half of it was pretty smooth while the other half was rocky. The real issue was the rain! After a leisurely climb up a gravel path where … More Galapagos Part 5
April 15, 2023 The night ended in one of those spontaneous travel adventures that you never expect but always remember. Back from another excellent day of adventuring, it started to rain as we got ready to leave for the beachfront bar for happy hour and sunset. Instead of passing as it usually does, it started … More Galapagos Part 4
April 14, 2023 This tour is great because you do so much in a day; I feel so acclimated to the Galapagos already. Talking after dinner tonight, some of us joked how ridiculous it was to feel underwhelmed by a day where we snorkeled with a giant sea turtle and visited a tiny island with … More Galapagos Part 3
April 13, 2023 What an amazing day! The sun woke me up through the thin curtains around 6, and I snoozed a lot to make it to breakfast at 7:30 in the courtyard. Humidity and heat were already in full force. Breakfast was good, a plantain patty thing and egg and fruit. Paulina met us … More Galapagos Part 2
April 12, 2023 What a day. Such a huge change and culture shock from my time in Quito. But here I am, on San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos! Being here feels like a dream. And I’m getting that happy sort of fulfilled feeling that I chase when traveling, just on day 1. After a … More Galapagos Part 1
April 11, 2023 It has been an exciting two days in Quito! I’m currently enjoying my hotel room, repacking and getting ready for a 6:30am ride to the airport for my flight to the Galapagos. I’m pretty exhausted, but also very excited for the next 7 days. It’s an hour earlier than home here and … More Quito Part 1
April 9, 2023 7:43am. I got in the Lyft from home at 7am to LaGuardia, and made it easily through security and got coffee, leaving me with an hour to kill before my flight boards. I didn’t sleep well at all, not great given the long travel day ahead and the adventures to come, but … More Ecuador
Video. I never ended up turning my handwritten, phone, and laptop notes into a polished blog post, but I did make a 19-minute long video documenting my trip to Greece in September, 2022. Enjoy!
Sept 6, 2022 Hello from Greece! I arrived and have settled nicely, fighting jetlag and fatigue by walking nonstop. It’s a 7 hour time difference, and my go go go pace has left me exhausted yet unable to stop. I’m currently back in Athens after a few days touring parts of continental Greece and the … More Welcome to Greece
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