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We had flown through the Iceland airport on two separate trips in the past, but this was our first time actually leaving the airport and exploring. When we were invited to a destination wedding in the western part of the island, we chose to add on a few days to explore the southern coast and…
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From Torres del Paine, we had an early morning ride to the border with Argentina, where we crossed and got on a bus to El Calafate. The bus full of people was a little claustrophobic after the vast wilderness of the park, but the views continued to be lovely. Once we got to El Calafate,…
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The second stage of our trip was spent on a guided tour with EcoCamp, a sustainable dome hotel. A driver picked us up from our hotel in Punta Arenas and drove us to Puerto Natales to meet up with the rest of our group (and showed us guanacos, rheas, and caracaras on the way). We…
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It’s been five years since we (Nicole, Jason, Emilie, and Ally) last went on a big trip together. Over a year ago, we decided that we wanted to prioritize going to Patagonia and started planning a 2.5-week trip that combined trekking, a penguin detour, and city exploration. This blog post includes the first part of…
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Welcome to our annual end-of-year post, in which we share photos from the year that weren’t already featured on the blog. These usually include photos from weekend trips, hikes, and general snapshots of life around Seattle. We’ll start at the beginning of 2024. Winter in Washington is characterized by muted shades of white, gray, and…
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From Tokyo, we took a 2.5 hour bullet train to Kyoto, where we were staying for the rest of the trip. While I hadn’t gone into the trip planning on trying to see Mount Fuji, since that seemed like a great way to be disappointed, the weather was amazingly kind to us, and for several…
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From Tokyo, we took a 2.5 hour bullet train to Kyoto, where we were staying for the rest of the trip. While I hadn’t gone into the trip planning on trying to see Mount Fuji, since that seemed like a great way to be disappointed, the weather was amazingly kind to us, and for several…
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Jason and I had been planning to go to Japan for years – he had visited as a kid and wanted to go again (when he was more willing to enjoy all the food on offer), and I was excited to visit for the first time. The pandemic, of course, slowed things down considerably, but…
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I hope you’re excited to see a lot of pictures of beautiful Portuguese architecture, because that’s much of what this blog is going to be. When our friend Bella planned a birthday celebration in southern Portugal, we took the opportunity to add on a few days in Lisbon and Porto as well. We arrived in…
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In the first half of 2024, we took a break from international travel and took a road trip closer to home. I had been wanting to drive down to the southern Oregon coast and visit the California redwoods. The trip ended up being about 1400 miles over seven days, and we stopped at eight state…