Category Archives: Travel

Lima, Peru

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Bec

Hola! We made it to Lima in the very early hours of Friday morning and after a very long immigration line and a very long taxi ride to our hostel, fell into bed. The next morning we set out to … Continue reading →

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Goodbye America and Canada

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Bec

Well that was fun! In 20 weeks we saw 18 US states and 2 Canadian provinces. We covered 24,965 kilometres in the car (that’s 15,507 miles!), made countless new friends and saw countless towns, cities and national parks. And I … Continue reading →

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Florida

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Bec

The end of the line! Can you believe it?! I’ve blogged all this time without getting lazy and giving up, 20 weeks it’s been! Ok enough with the self accolades, still need to get through this post… Jacksonville Our first … Continue reading →

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Nashville to Charleston to Savannah

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Bec

Getting to the tail end now! Check out this map: Nashville, Tennessee We left Memphis for Nashville, where we took up temporary residence in a party hostel just a hop skip and a jump from Broadway: Broadway, for those who … Continue reading →

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Memphis, Tennessee

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Bec

So after New Orleans we drove to Jackson, Mississippi for one night. I guess we did so only in order to say we’ve been to Mississippi. There was really nothing to Jackson (sorry). After Jackson we drove on to Memphis, … Continue reading →

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Alligators, swamps and bayous

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Bec

It poured with rain on our first day in New Orleans. But you can’t very well go all the way down to the south without seeing a swamp can you? So I put on my non-existent wet weather gear (note … Continue reading →

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New Orleans: the French Quarter and beyond

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Bec

I could have spent about two more days months just walking around the French Quarter admiring the houses and snapping far too many photos. I actually tripped multiple times while we were there because I wasn’t looking where I was going, … Continue reading →

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New Orleans: the music

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Bec

It’s hard to imagine dancing to the dull beat from a DJ’s speakers and enjoying it after the amazing live music we experienced in New Orleans… That is no doubt the most wanky sentence I’ve written on this blog but it’s … Continue reading →

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New Orleans: the food

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Bec

New Orleans quickly and dramatically elbowed its way to the top of my list of all time greatest cities in the world, ever. I immediately loved everything about it; the rich and complicated history, the Spanish architecture, the friendly and … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Austin, Texas

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Bec

Austin is one of the coolest cities in the US. It has an incredible music and arts scene, great food and is chock full of students (usually a good marker of a progressive place). It’s also known as the least … Continue reading →

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