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Notes  21 Comments

September 7, 2016September 7, 2016

Highlights from an Unforgettable Year

We had so many amazing experiences over the past year that it was almost impossible to distil them down to

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Chile  7 Comments

January 1, 2016April 22, 2018

Punta de Lobos & the Best of Pichilemu, Chile

Who would have thought that surfing would influence our year of family travel? Before entering South America only Michael had

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Chile  7 Comments

December 30, 2015April 22, 2018

Artisan crafts on the Central Coast, Chile

When our surf coach and Chilean tour guide extraordinaire, Ismael, offered to show us local artisans at work in the

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Chile  3 Comments

December 25, 2015April 22, 2018

Salt Flats in Cáhuil, Chile

Just ten minutes down the coast from the surfing village of Pichilemu (our home base in Chile for three weeks) lies an

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Chile  26 Comments

December 23, 2015April 22, 2018

Surfing in Puertecillo with Ismael (and a video!)

Michael met Ismael from Oceanos Chile while out surfing at Punta de Lobos one day. From the shore, it looked

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Chile  8 Comments

December 20, 2015April 22, 2018

A day with friends in Santa Cruz, Chile

Back in June when I first wrote about our upcoming travels, Maria Paz Mujica from Santiago, co-founder of the Cuando

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Uruguay  1 Comment

December 17, 2015April 22, 2018

24 hrs in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay

I’m so behind on posting here, mostly because we haven’t had wifi in our little cabin in Chile and time

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Uruguay  5 Comments

December 1, 2015April 22, 2018

Enjoying the off-season in José Ignacio, Uruguay

Nearly everyone we speak to about José Ignacio will remind us that in one month’s time, just after Christmas, this

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Brazil  5 Comments

November 13, 2015April 22, 2018

A few days in Rio

Last spring when we sat down to plan out our year of travel, the first thing we had to do

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Brazil  14 Comments

November 8, 2015April 22, 2018

Trancoso: some recommendations

I learned of Trancoso when my good friend and fellow wanderluster, Vanessa Boz from Boz Around, travelled there with her

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