Category Archives: travel

Unexpected Consequences of Travel: Gardening Edition

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Shannon

My garden hates it when I go on vacation. Last year, my tomatoes grew so fast in a mere nine days that they rotted and attracted bugs. Not satiated by the overripe tomatoes, the bugs moved on to the other … Continue reading →

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The Peru Chronicles: Day 14

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Shannon

Read the previous entries: Day 1/2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7, Day 8, Day 9, Days 10/11, Day 12, and Day 13. While Karl Pilkington from An Idiot Abroad describes Machu Picchu as “Bungalows made … Continue reading →

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The Peru Chronicles: Day 13

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Shannon

Read the previous entries: Day 1/2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7, Day 8, Day 9, Days 10/11, and Day 12. We wrapped up the trip with what’s considered one of the New Seven Wonders of … Continue reading →

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The Peru Chronicles: Day 12

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Shannon

While we had amazing experiences earlier in the trip, Day 12 revealed our physically largest surprise yet. Along with standing in a canopy platform, one of my other childhood dreams was to fly down a zip-line in the rainforest. Having … Continue reading →

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The Peru Chronicles: Days 10 and 11

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Shannon

Day 10 Our earliest day ever began at 4:30 AM so that we could catch our return flight to Cusco on time. Unfortunately, we had almost eight hours of travel before we even got to the airport. We started with … Continue reading →

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