• Posted on September 05, 2012

WHAT IT COSTS

When people hear you’re taking a trip around the world, the first question they ask is: What do you pack?  The second question that pops into their head (but is seldom asked) is:  How much does that sort of thing cost?  This video is the answer to the second question — broken down over the […]

  • Posted on September 02, 2012

FLASHBACK: BOY ON TWO WHEELS

In advance of our trip around the world, it was time for Finn to learn to ride a bicycle. Because we live in the hills, he’s never really gotten a chance to learn. But on a Sunday afternoon in May 2012, something clicked and he began to roll. Once you learn, you never forget.

  • Posted on August 31, 2012

TANGO FLACKETT LEVIN

The name just about says it all.  It takes four to tango.  As you watch this, you might notice that one of these Flackett-Levins is not like the others.  Mark seems to get his sense of rhythm from a long line of clumsy, drunken elephants.  But check out the fleet-footed moves of the rest of […]

  • Posted on August 30, 2012

INTRO TO FILM: THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CINEMA

As part of our journey, we’re sitting down with filmmakers all over the world and talking about work, life and our shared love of telling stories.  In Buenos Aires, we spoke with Benjamin Ávila, an Argentinian writer-director, whose first narrative feature premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this past Spring and will be screening at […]

  • Posted on August 29, 2012

IS BUENOS AIRES MORE LIKE NEW YORK OR PARIS?

The debate rages on.  In living color.  Welcome to Argentina, friends.  Buckle up as Franny and Finn argue both sides of the issue.  Shot entirely on our iPhone 4S.

  • Posted on August 27, 2012

PARQUE DE LA RESERVA, LIMA

Of all 108 attractions in Lima listed on Trip Advisor, the Parque Reserva clocks in at #5.  For a mere 4 soles (about $1.60) to enter, some consider it the most bang for the entertainment buck in all of this Peruvian capital city.  But for some, the several thousand dollars in plane fare is prohibitive. […]

  • Posted on August 26, 2012

HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL: PISAC, PERU

Pisac, in the beautiful Sacred Valley of Peru, is a community famous for its immense local market, full of intricate handicrafts, woven alpaca textiles, and silver jewelry of all shapes and sizes. It is equally well-known for its Incan ruins, which sit atop a hill at the entrance to the valley. The ruins are constructed […]

  • Posted on August 23, 2012

FRANNY AND FINN PRESENT MACHU PICCHU

Your two young guides break down one of the Seven Wonders of the World* into bite-size pieces.(*There is not universal agreement on what the Seven Wonders of the World actually are.  But we intend to visit five of the New Seven Wonders of the World on our journey:  Machu Picchu, the Colosseum, the Great Wall […]

  • Posted on August 21, 2012

RADIO CUSCO

Far off the beaten path, at a small AM radio station on the outskirts of Cusco, Jennifer is pulled into a local celebration — much to the mortification of her children.

  • Posted on August 19, 2012

JEWISH COWBOYS OF PERU

Four lonesome renegades disappear into the Andes, never to be heard from again.

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