Moray is an archeological site in the Sacred Valley of Peru that looks something like a crop circle. From the top ring to the bottom ring there is a temperature difference of roughly 15 degrees Celsius. It is speculated that the Incans used the site to experiment with different types of agriculture at different elevations. For […]
ECUADORIAN DAYDREAM
When we first conceived of taking a trip around the world, we dreamed that we might make new friends in the places we visited. Perhaps these new friends would have children the same age as ours, maybe they might invite us to their house or their farm, maybe we would ride horses with them or […]
DANCING ON THE EQUATOR
The equator cuts right through Ecuador, hence the name of the country. This is the source of a great deal of national pride. In honor of the Ecuadorian Independence Day which is today, August 10, we danced on the line that separates the north part of the world from the south part of the world.
THE KEY TO HAPPINESS: ECUADOR
As we travel around the world, we have twenty questions that we’ll be asking wherever we go, comparing and contrasting different cultures and different people. This is the first installment in our Twenty Questions series. As you can see, we started with a real softball.Okay, here’s the thing: We only have ten of our twenty […]
EL DIARIO DE LAS GALAPAGOS
The Captain of the M/V Santa Cruz reports on the unanticipated discovery of a new species.
FINN’S EXPECTATIONS
Seven weeks before our trip around the world, Finn discusses what’s on the horizon.
FRANNY, 72 DAYS BEFORE THE TRIP
Franny, age twelve and three-quarters, considers what life might be like on her year traveling around the world, away from her friends.
WHY WE GO
We go around the world because we thought about it and we talked about it and we realized we were going to regret it if we didn’t do it. We’re not prone to regret but we didn’t want to look back on this as an incredible adventure that we only talked about. We also realized […]