Our Peru honeymoon tour ends in the breathtaking and beautiful Amazon rainforest. When we found out that the Amazon river runs through not only Brazil, but through Peru and Ecuador, we were excited to add an Amazon rainforest tour on our honeymoon itinerary. For a long time, visiting the Amazon river was definitely on the [...]
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El Cajas National Park Ecuador: Celebrating our wedding anniversary
In celebration of our 1st wedding anniversary, we decided to visit El Cajas National Park in Cuenca Ecuador. El Cajas National Park is an amazing national park to experience and one that we have been looking forward to visiting for a while. Since we've been living in Cuenca Ecuador, we thought it would be a [...]
Engagement photos in Chile
When we got engaged, it was one of the biggest moments of our lives. We wanted to celebrate the milestone in our relationship, embrace the love we felt and capture it all by taking engagement photos we could cherish forever. Following our engagement in Sydney Australia, we moved to Santiago Chile in March 2014 for [...]
Our Experience Against the Zika Virus in South America- How Tourists & Expats Can Protect Themselves from Epidemics, Pandemics & Outbreaks
As I write this, the Zika Virus is spreading across the Americas, particularly in Latin America where Fufu and I currently live. For the past few months, we’ve been living in Ecuador, a Spanish-speaking country in South America. If you are currently a tourist, expat or you’re planning to travel abroad soon, be wary about [...]
Things to do in Chile: San Pedro De Atacama
There are so many things to do in Chile like visiting the ancient Easter Island heads, skiing among the Andes mountain range in Valle Nevado or discovering the beach life in Valparaiso. But in the 2 years we lived in Chile, there was one place in particular that really made our experience in Chile. It [...]
Climbing Machu Picchu Mountain (Montana Mountain)
In the heart of Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu Mountain otherwise referred to Montana Mountain is one of the most popular mountains to trek. If you are like many travelers, doing the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu might be out of reach. For us the high cost and the minimum 4 day requirement wasn't worth it. [...]
New years celebrations in Ecuador
The start of our new years celebrations in Ecuador included eating papa fritas (aka chips) and sipping on our vodka cranberry concoction that we brought from home. Every new year's eve, we make the effort to go out and see what the city has to offer. From experiencing new year's eve in Thailand, Australia and [...]