Boats and I have a rocky relationship. Buses and I are taking a break after spending over 20 accumulated days on them traveling from Mexico to Argentina. Planes and I are good, but oftentimes their cost-to-worth ratio makes me consider straying. So who is there waiting with open arms to comfort me in my hour of… Continue reading How To: Train Across Europe with a Eurail Pass
We try to travel with open minds and low expectations, but that just wasn't possible for Paris. It's one of those places that we could close our eyes and imagine exactly what it would be like. Fresh baguettes from the local baker, cured meats from the neighborhood butcher, farm to market produce, every scene from… Continue reading Weekend Review: Wimdu in Paris
It was bound to happen. Traveling at breakneck speeds takes quite the physical toll on you and at some point your body makes you slow down. In this case, it was a really bad cold that kept Erica bedridden in Paris- a city we've been dying to visit for years and had only three days… Continue reading Erica and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
With Erica still out on the road with Diana, I'm having to keep myself entertained. So, tonight I thought it would be fun to have a modernized, psudo-LAN party with a friend that I haven't seen in quite some time. And while setting up our laptops side-by-side on a wireless network it isn't quite the… Continue reading Travel and Gaming: The Best of Friendships
This week Erica left me unsupervised while she is road-tripping across the country with Diana of d travels 'round (you can follow their adventures on twitter with #winosontheroad). I know a week and a half isn't a very long time, but it's the longest Erica and I have been apart for pretty much our entire 13 years together.… Continue reading The Unsupervised, Gaming-Fueled Man-Fest
Have you ever gotten frustrated with a technical issue? No? Me neither. Well, this newest segment is for all the other people who occasionally can't fight the urge to take a baseball bat to their computer when things go awry. So to help prevent further damage to your their electronics, let's jump in to the first installment… Continue reading Travel Tech Tips: Resolve That DNS
After reviewing the entries, we couldn't decide on winner so we're taking the easy way out and making YOU pick! Here are our top 5 submissions in alphabetical order based on nicknames that we gave them. Vote for your favorite(s) in the poll at the bottom! Finalist #1: Gorgeous Finalist #2: Grill Finalist #3: Mum… Continue reading Bossy the Llama Contest: VOTE for the Winner!
The sun was setting behind the Andes, filling the sky with beautiful orange and pink hues but I barely noticed. I stood at the fence, anxiously peering down the tracks waiting for our train to come into view. Not an ideal way to pass the time, but it helped keep my excited fidgeting down to… Continue reading Embracing Cliche in Machu Picchu
Llamas are the best animals in the world. Anyone who says otherwise probably just got out of a lengthy relationship with a llama that ended badly because they weren't able to meet the physical and/or emotional needs of said llama (yes, it was their fault). Well, we here at Over Yonderlust want to remind you… Continue reading CONTEST: Bossy the Llama – Meme Caption
I come from a very generic American background. There really isn’t any single country that I can claim as my heritage as my distant relatives mixed with other nationalities as often as they could. Well, every European, caucasian nation, that is. Likely because of this, I don’t have a dancing or even generic rhythm gene… Continue reading The Six Dances of Cali, Colombia
Supposedly Medellin, Colombia is listed as one of the five places in the world that you must see lights. Their display not only costs quite a hefty chunk of change but creates jobs AND they sell the lights to other countries to supplement their yearly changing display. The Christmas lights in Medellin are just fantastic.… Continue reading Photo Friday: A Serious Christmas Lights in Medellin
Visiting Costa Rica has been a long time coming. So long, in fact, that we even dedicated over a month of our trip to it before we even arrived. That’s quite a commitment for a trip that had very little planning to begin with. As we got closer to Costa Rica, we really started getting… Continue reading The Wilds of Costa Rica: A Break from the Tourism
Since Erica and I became PADI certified, many people have asked us to confirm/deny rumors and myths that they’ve often heard about regarding scuba diving. Because of the sheer volume of these requests, I figured it would be best to answer all these questions at once in a post. So, without further ado, here are… Continue reading Myths of Scuba Diving
Disclaimer: These steps should not be followed unless you have received permission from the homeowner (in this case, Talon from 1 Dad 1 Kid while in Utila, Honduras) to gain entry to the premises by any means necessary. It is also written assuming you have no tools (just like MacGyver or Chuck Norris [err scratch… Continue reading How To: Break Into a Utilian House Like a Pro
Learning a new language is a very daunting experience for most of us. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't nervous about going to Spanish school in Xela, Guatemala. I had a lot riding on this, more than most. Aside from the obvious advantages of being able to communicate with people in one of… Continue reading Being Schooled in Spanish – Xela, Guatemala
