When I first learned of travel hacking and grew to understand the process, I caught the bug FAST. I immediately started systematically opening credit cards for both my husband and me; met the minimum spends with both personal and business …
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The Road Less Traveled
Originally posted on imperfectprogress.me: “Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity” ― John Muir, Our National Parks We took the road less…
/Have Family, Will Travel/: 24 days in Ecuador
All I need is the balcony and a warm cup of tea in hand to feel comfortable and settled. And the days begin to blend, one into the other, as we make a temporary home, half a world away in …
/Have Family, Will Travel/: 24 days in Ecuador
Day 6: Back to Quito The city is not at all quiet, but somehow we quickly find peace here.
/Have Family, Will Travel/: 24 days in Ecuador
Day 5: Chugchilan to Quilotoa I'm in the middle of explaining what today will be like to Lilah, as we head down a hill and out of Chugchilan for our last day of hiking the Quilotoa loop. I tell her …
/Have Family, Will Travel/: 24 days in Ecuador
My thoughts drift to the Andean men and women who live in these valleys and on these hills, their fields straight up the side of a mountain. It's a wonder to me their crops ever take root at all on …
/Have Family, Will Travel/: 24 days in Ecuador
Day 3: Sigchos to Isinlivi Good morning, Latacunga! Your car horns, barking dogs, and roosters are plentiful early morning alarm clocks. We need the early start. We have a bus system to figure out and quite a trek ahead of …
/Have Family, Will Travel/: 24 days in Ecuador
Day 2: Latacunga We wake just minutes before our wheels touch ground (except Claire...awake watching a movie). After a quick exit and easy transition through immigration and security, we find our driver, Luis. He drives us safely and slowly through …
/Have Family, Will Travel/: 24 days in Ecuador
We drive north on the long, desolate road between Rocky Ford and Limon. The land is a flat and barren brown with the touch of winter. Our hearts are full and hopeful for lessons and adventures to come...
The Road Less Traveled
water gently rolling over giant slabs of smooth granite...rock hopping stream crossings...moss covered anything...giant boulders perfect for reading giant novels...content children, creating entire new worlds without any store bought toys...
Nashville travel
My husband and I just returned from a November weekday, good-for-your-marriage, good-for-your-soul kind of getaway. It was my first experience in Nashville, and I loved it. A downtown Nashville trip is perfect for couples, but I could also see it …