Well, it's been one hell of a year. From running in frigid temps on New Year's Day to my baby brother getting engaged to saying goodbye to my beloved dog to adventures with new friends. I traveled. I ran. I got injured. I enjoyed Milwaukee. I celebrated many friends' marriages. The Badgers made it to the … Continue reading Goodbye 2014
This was one of my favorite international trips ever. This time I was traveling to visit my brother and his fiancé. Levi has been living in Italy for a few years now and I have not seen where he lives or what his life is since he was still in Seattle. This trip was extra … Continue reading Adventures in Italy
I wasn't going to write an end of year post this year, but as I sit here today and look at photos and read other ones I want to reflect on the year. As any year, 2013 brought all kinds of ups and downs. I got to take the trip of a lifetime with my … Continue reading Goodbye 2013
I never thought this would be a travel blog, but then again I had no idea what I was doing when I started it. It was originally a running blog, but even I got bored by my own posts. I decided that blogging while on vacation was a good way for me to remember all … Continue reading Brazil and Argentina: The whole trip
I'm almost home. Almost. Really, I'm sitting in Newark bored out of my mind. I arrived in at 5:30am after an over night flight from Buenos Aires and my connection isn't until 11:00. So how was a three week vacation? Amazing, wonderful, everything I wanted it to be. I got see places I've wanted to … Continue reading Three weeks in South America
I left off just after we arrived in Argentina. The guide who picked us up at the airport took us to Iguacu and then drove us to the hostel in Iguazu, Arentina. We mostly just rested at the hostel as we were exhuasted. Marie went for a swim and I hid in the shade needing … Continue reading Argentina and the ability to communicate
It's been a stressful 24 hours. Last night we went out to a real Brazilian Steak house that had good ratings on TripAdviser. Dinner was good enough, crazy, and then ended up being more than we expected. As we were leaving some people waved us over to their table. They were so excited to find … Continue reading The end of our time in Rio
