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• Playing With My Food: Breakfast and Dinner at Benazuza Restaurant

  

  I love food. In fact, I love food so much that I recently did something kind of crazy: I ate over 30 courses in one day at a single restaurant. Yes, that's... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• FREE 20 Desktop Wallpapers from Living the Dream

  

  We have a great new gift for subscribers to our mailing list! We've selected 20 of our favorite images from around the world and optimized them to be used as a... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Which is More Ethical: Captive Dolphin Experiences Or Wild Dolphin Tours?

  

  There has been a blow-up in the travel blogging community over the recent inclusion of captive dolphin experiences at a bloggers' conference in Cancun, Mexico. Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Our RTW Trip Ended - So We Surprised Our Parents on the Way Home! (VIDEO)

  

  The day has finally come, our second long-term trip is now finished. Surprise! After 465 days on the road we (and our bank account) decided it was time for our... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Screw Chichen Itza, Go to the Ruins of Uxmal Instead!

  

  When the media talks about the Mayan ruins in the Yucatan, it is all Chichen Itza, Chichen Itza, Chichen Itza. You can hardly read a report about Mexico... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Behind the Scenes of a RTW Trip - Month 15 Travel Review

  

  Another month has passed by just like that, and with it ends our 15th month on the road. This is a particularly interesting month for us as we have just passed... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Learning to Cook Mexican Food in Playa Del Carmen

  

  After just a few days in Mexico, we knew one thing: we HAD to take a cooking class! Mexican food is so varied, delicious, and unique that we wanted to learn som... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Our Amazing and Frightful Experiences When Meeting Locals While Traveling

  

  When I meet locals while traveling, there is often a mixed response in how I'm treated. Sometimes I'm looked at as a potential mark to make money, other times n... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• 3 Amazing Animals from the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica

  

  If wild animals are one of the first things you think of when someone mentions Costa Rica, you're not alone. The selection of wildlife found in this country is... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Sampling Chocolate Straight from the Farm in Costa Rica

  

  Do you ever wonder where your food comes from? I do all the time, and one of the things I've loved about our RTW trip is that it has given me the opportunity... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• 5 Confessions from a First Time Yoga Student

  

  We had always talked about trying yoga, but I never found myself with an opportunity worth pursuing. The activity sounded like it could be a lot of fun, but... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Colombia to Costa Rica - The Yellow Fever Adventure We Didn't Plan For

  

  For those who know us well, you've come to expect that we plan every little detail far more than most other travelers. We research a lot, and only very rarely... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Credit Card Rewards - 5 Much Needed Nights at the Hilton Cartagena Hotel

  

  In our fourth and final Hilton credit card points redemption for this trip, we decided to splurge in our final city in South America. Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Lost in Translation: Learning Spanish in South America

  

  When the plane landed I was pumped. We had finally made it to the region of our trip that I was most excited for: South America! Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• South America Overland - Ushuaia to Cartagena in 9,788 Miles and 167 Days

  

  Our biggest milestone for this long-term trip has been accomplished: we made it from Ushuaia, Argentina, to Cartagena, Colombia, completely overland. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Bargain Vacations - Why Booking in Advance is the Way to Go

  

  The idea of jetting off on a spontaneous getaway may seem appealing, but leaving your holiday bookings till the last moment can mean that you miss out on the... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Behind the Scenes of a RTW Trip - Month 14 Travel Review

  

  We're now finished with our 14th month of travel and timed it almost perfectly with the completion of our stay in South America. Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Are You Heading Off On a RTW Trip in 2015? Living the Dream is Hiring!

  

  I'm really excited for this announcement, because it is something we've been talking about doing for a very long time. Living the Dream is hiring! Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Should You Eat Local All The Time While Traveling?

  

  When considering eating local, there may be some confusion to what is meant by it. You could be talking about eating animal and vegetable products that come fro... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Freshest Cup of Coffee You'll Ever Have

  

  Colombia is an interesting destination for coffee lovers. Just because Colombia is the third largest producer of coffee in the world doesn't mean you can... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL