If you have made it this far, you are in for a treat. Now introducing: Over Yonderlust’s Packing List with 100% more alpacas and lasers! This is what happens when you’re 4 days out of your trip and are exhausted all to hell. I figured I thought I would make it interesting while you were… Continue reading Our Cliche Packing List for South America
It’s cold in Montreal today. -18 to be exact, but warming up to -10. Yes, that’s Fahrenheit! So what’s a Texan like me doing in Montreal anyway? My husband Chris is a coffee taster – a coffee quality control expert. He has a golden tongue, a gift when it comes to the taste of the… Continue reading Guest Post: Baby It’s Cold Outside!
It is weird writing about our “next big trip” – something I couldn’t even fathom at the beginning of our last year in Central and South America. It is like we are a perfect fit for long term travel or something. So I present: THE PLAN OF ATTACK – FALL/WINTER 2012 Because, you know, there… Continue reading The Upcoming Plan of Attack
This is part of the #WinosOnTheRoad trip series with Diana of D Travels ‘Round as we drive across country to start her new chapter in life. There comes a time when every girl needs to live her princess dream. While Diana and I had not been traveling for an extended period of time, it had been over two years… Continue reading My Oasis: The Chicago Hyatt Regency
The next year holds so many possibilities when it comes to potential future travel opportunities. Now all we need to do is win the lottery to make everything we want to happen – happen right now. As many of you know, Shaun and I are currently back at home here in Austin, Texas. While we… Continue reading Looking to Future Travel: Trips of the Year
“ORURO! ORURO! ORUROOOOOOOOOO!” the ticket sellers proclaimed. Saturday was the peak day for Carnaval and the bus station in La Paz was packed to the brim with people ready to get on with their Carnaval festivities. Excitement was in the air. Everyone was ready to head out. We nervously awaited our bus ride out to… Continue reading Carnaval in Oruro, Bolivia on a Budget
Hey guys! If you haven’t seen the buzz going around the travel community, there is an awesome new photo round up posts and I am taking part in HostelBookers 7 Super Shots. Basically, you scour your photos for the best ones that you feel fit perfectly in the categories listed. So I’m super proud of… Continue reading 7 Super shots with @Hostelbookers
After being nominated by both D Travels ‘Round AND Breakaway Backpacker, I figured I might as well give this a shot. So here I go on the bandwagon! Welcome to our Travel A-Z! A: Age you made your first international trip I personally don’t count Mexico as I was brought up in El Paso and… Continue reading Over Yonderlust’s Travel A-Z
Did you know that I considered getting my Master’s Degree instead of taking this life changing, amazing trip? It was school or gaining a practical education. Things were starting to look so bleak within the Radio/TV/Film industry for me I seriously thought about going back to get a “real” degree. Maybe something that I wouldn’t… Continue reading Travel and Practical Education
Rain seems to follow Shaun and I no matter what location we visit. We were greeted with rain on our wedding day, the rainiest dry season in 20 years in Barbados, one of the rainiest winters in Madrid, and it rained on us when we were at the Grand Canyon. We had been talking about… Continue reading Travel Photography – The Grand Canyon Rain
“Bzzt! Bzzzzzzt! Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzt!” I came to know and love this sound at the impressionable age of 18. The sound of pain. I would even say that it was comforting on some sort of level. In college I had the opportunity to work as counter help for a local tattoo shop in Austin – much to… Continue reading Travel and Tattoos
While I’ve had my fair share of rants these past few weeks I thought I would delve a little deeper into a more personal matter. I am writing out my fears on my blog to make them less scary. Pardon my French but I can say without a doubt that I am scared speaking Spanish… Continue reading Speaking Spanish
I am going to make a claim that may sound incredulous to many of you. Married people have sex. I know. I know. It is hard to believe. Some more than others but the fact remains the same. There is one thing on my brain for our oncoming trip – travel and contraceptives. Shaun and… Continue reading Travel and Contraceptives
As frightening as some of my crazy, vivid dreams can be, I am always grateful for the times where they inspire me to write. I woke up 3 ½ hours after falling asleep for this one. I have an ugly confession to make. While many people tell me how strong of a person I am,… Continue reading Confronting Fears Abroad
It is that time again! I seemed to have missed our 6 month anniversary a while back due to being in the midst of beautiful chaos (otherwise known as Burning Man) and I feel as though there is quite a few things that have happened in the past few months. Here is our progress report!… Continue reading Progress Report: Nov 2010
