Traveling While Introverted
A blog about two introverts and one world.
Category: General
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After three short weeks in southeastern Brazil, we flew to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Yahm was especially excited to visit Buenos Aires because of its literary culture and, to be very honest, the musical Evita. She knew that people had mixed feelings about the city, but was still curious to experience it herself. Adam, on the…
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The last stop on our southeastern Brazil tour was Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city in the country. Rio’s vibe differs dramatically from São Paulo. While São Paulo has endless urbanity that is fun but not pretty, Rio is a mosaic of neighborhoods stitched together between the mountains and ocean, forming a beautiful cityscape.…
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After an amazing week in São Paulo, it was time to head north towards Rio de Janeiro. Since the two cities are 270 miles (435 kilometers) apart, we decided to split the journey up by visiting some of the smaller towns along the Atlantic coast of southeastern Brazil. The first town we journeyed to was…
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Our journey to São Paulo began with an intensely long travel day. We flew out of Cartagena to Bogotá, which took one hour and change. Our connection in Bogotá was an hour, but we managed to quickly go through security (again) and run to the gate just in time. The longest leg of the journey…
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In our post about Medellín, we shared how an eight-hour bus ride became a 13-hour ride due to factors beyond our control. Our next stop on our Colombian journey was from Medellín to Cartagena. Normally the overland route takes 11-12 hours, so even if things don’t go wrong, that would have been a very long…
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After nearly three months of traveling through Central America, it was time to step foot on the South American continent. What better introduction to this land mass neither one of us has ever visited than Colombia. Our first stop was Bogotá. Not only is Bogotá Colombia’s capital and largest city, it is also home to…
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After our time in Boquete, we traveled to Bocas del Toro, an archipelago on the Caribbean Sea famous for its beautiful beaches, mangroves, and wildlife. The archipelago consists of six islands. We stayed on two, Isla de Colón and Isla Bastimentos, and visited a third, Isla Carenero. To get to the islands, though, we needed…
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Following a fun urban week in Panamà City, we headed north on Pan-American Highway 1 to the town of Boquete (pron: bow-KEH-teh). This town in Panamà’s Chiriquí Province, has approximately 22,000 residents, half of which are expats. Because the town is in the Highlands, which range from 3,300-9,200 ft (1,000-2,800 m) above sea level, the…
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After spending just over a month in Costa Rica, it was time to travel to our next destination: Panamá. Since all international flights into the country land in Panamá City, we decided to spend a few days there before traveling to the highlands for our pet sitting gig. So far, we have generally avoided large…
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After almost three weeks in the Tamarindo area, it was time to explore more of the country. Since we had already purchased our out-going flight before we landed (for visa purposes) and didn’t want to change it, we knew our geographical range would be limited. So we decided to continue exploring northwestern Costa Rica. Perhaps…
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Another week and a half of house sitting means another week and a half of random observations! In our last post, we mentioned that we were pet sitting three dogs named Malo, Nano, and Pachuco. Often, on our morning walks, we would be accompanied by two neighborhood dogs. We nicknamed them Betty, a cute (but…
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From Monteverde, we headed northwest to the town of Tamarindo. After spending time in the mountains, we were curious to visit the coast. Yahm was especially excited to experience the Pacific Ocean in all its warm glory. Growing up in Los Angeles, the Pacific hovers in the 58-68° F (13-16° C) range, but along Costa…
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Thank you to those who participated in our social media and website polls! The majority of you guessed right on our next destination: Costa Rica! Pura vida is the local expression here and is often used as a salutatory greeting. It means pure life or simple life in Spanish. As soon as we landed in…
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After too short a stay in Flores, we headed on to Rio Dulce. Rio Dulce is the name of the river in the eastern part of Guatemala, near the border with Belize and Honduras. One end of the river is Lago de Izabel, while the other end merges with the Caribbean Sea. Of all the…
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From Lake Atitlán, we traveled by shuttle bus to Guatemala City where we stayed for the night. Early the next morning, we flew to the Department (Guatemala’s version of states) of Petén. Petén is the largest department in Guatemala by area, but one of its least populated. It consists mostly of dense rainforest and agricultural…
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After a few days in Antigua, we took a shuttle bus to Lago de Atitlàn, or Lake Atitlàn. Since the lake is located in the Guatemalan highlands, our shuttle had to climb quite a bit. The curves are so sharp that cars, shuttles, and chicken buses honk to warn each other that they are coming.…
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As we awoke in Guatemala City (shout out to Mariana’s Petit Hotel for excellent service and homey vibes), we started our day with a desayuno tipico, a typical Guatemalan breakfast. We then waited for our shuttle bus to take us to Antigua, approximately a two-hour ride. We noticed that hotel & hostel operators, including our…
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