The Big Adventure
Who We Are:
Chris and Mindy, from the San Francisco BayWhere We Are Now:
Back in the USofADays Traveled:
370Countries:
17Miles Covered:
61,849Pictures Taken:
25,479Beds Slept In:
160Updated: Apr 12, 2014
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Recent Posts
- Back in the USSA April 18, 2014
- Annapurna in pictures April 3, 2014
- K K K K K Kathmandu photo time March 31, 2014
- Moving through the Amazon March 27, 2014
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To be prepared … or not to be
Written by Chris Be Prepared -Motto of the Boy Scouts of America Moshi, Tanzania – For the first half of my life so far, I was very active in the Boy Scouts and I don’t think that there is anything … Continue reading
How we’re traveling the world for $380
Written by Chris Moshi, Tanzania – In most vacations, the three major costs are airfare, lodging, and food. We went and lopped one of those off of our budget almost entirely by getting one year’s worth of flights for only … Continue reading
How to live forever and die young
Written by Chris As the old joke goes, “I have the ability to travel through time, but I can only go forward and only at a rate of one second per second.” We are are all traveling through time in … Continue reading
South Africa to the Maxx
Written by Chris Livingstone, Zambia – Mindy and I are in the middle of our transit across the African continent, and we just left a week-long stay in one of the most beautiful cities I have ever been: Cape Town, … Continue reading
Weird plants
Written by Chris Johannesburg, South Africa – Mindy and I have spent a lot of time on farms in the past few months, and I got to thinking about how little most of us know about where the food we … Continue reading
How I accidently became Indiana Jones
Written by Chris I didn’t set out to, I am a victim of circumstance, but somehow, over the last few years, I became Indiana Jones. I get comments on my photos and walking down the street (yes, even in South … Continue reading
On to the next chapter: Africa
Written by Chris It may be hard to believe, but Mindy and I have just completed the first leg of our trip. We have had some great times in South America, but it is time to move on to the … Continue reading
Ruins of the Forgotten Inca Civilization
Written by Chris After spending a bit of time learning about the Incas in South America, I think it is typical for most people to arrive at the same conclusion; the Spanish were dicks. By most measures, the Incas had … Continue reading
Chris vs. the Volcano
Written by Chris I recently wrote that we were in the town of Banos in Ecuador and that is is surrounded by volcanoes. Volcanoes that are still sometimes active. Well, three days ago, this happened: It looks as though the … Continue reading
Town to Town Across South America
Written by Chris In the time since our last update, we have been on the move quite a bit, sampling some different locales and finding little time to get any serious typing done. On our last update, we had just … Continue reading