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Three Days Sacred Valley Peru

By |2021-04-16T13:23:44-05:00October 3rd, 2017|Categories: Must-See, South America|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Three Days Sacred Valley Peru.  It was a long overnight flight (3 segments from ORD-SAL-LIM-CUZ) with little sleep. I was excited for my trip to explore the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, and Cusco. I was starting my trip with three nights in Ollantaytambo. While I was planning on spending three nights in Cusco, I decided to [...]

Pachamanca Farm Lunch Ollantaytambo

By |2021-04-16T13:27:54-05:00October 3rd, 2017|Categories: South America, Unique Experiences|Tags: , , , , , , |

Pachamanca Farm Lunch Ollantaytambo. El Albergue Hotel dates back nearly a century standing near the Ollantaytambo Train Station.  The town of Ollantaytambo sits in the Sacred Valley, half-way between Machu Picchu and Cusco.  Wendy Weeks, a young artist from Seattle, settled in Ollantaytambo in the 1970’s and took over and rebirthed the hotel.    In 2011, [...]

Ellany Lea – 104 countries … and living as a digital nomad

By |2019-07-06T04:26:37-05:00September 28th, 2017|Categories: Podcast|

[Download .mp3] Ella made a drastic decision after graduating university and starting her first corporate job.  She quit on her 89th day.    Despite having a great opportunity in the corporate world, she realized quickly that she craved a life of independence and freedom.  She ended up living in Rwanda working for a NGO for 6 [...]

Jakob Øster – 178 countries … and travels with his family to Somalia and Afghanistan!

By |2020-12-05T03:19:58-06:00September 14th, 2017|Categories: Podcast|

[Download .mp3] A family that travels together stays together.  Jakob travels frequently with his girlfriend and two young children.   Jakob travels often with his girlfriend and two young children.  Family vacations include overland West African road trips, visits to Somaliland, and family excursions to Afghanistan.  His children aged 10 and 8 respectively have traveled to [...]

Maurizio Giuliano – 193 countries … and in 2004 was the youngest person to travel to every country in the world!

By |2019-05-28T09:26:31-05:00August 31st, 2017|Categories: Podcast|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

[Download .mp3] Maurizio was a travel outlier at a young age.  Riding the rails in Europe independently as a 13 year old.   At 17, he left Italy to travel the Trans-Siberian to visit his penpal in Mongolia.             After university in the UK, be began an international career as a journalist and NGO worker.  This allowed [...]

Fabio Cao – 180 countries … and counting!

By |2019-07-06T04:29:23-05:00August 17th, 2017|Categories: Podcast|

[Download .mp3] Fabio is closing in on his goal of 193 countries as he narrows down the list! Fabio was born in Milan and spread his wings as a model as he travelled to Miami and then moved to East and Southeast Asia before he was even 20 years old.  Before he knew it, he had [...]

Drew Binsky – 110 countries …  Guinness World Record Holder!

By |2019-07-06T04:31:49-05:00August 3rd, 2017|Categories: Podcast|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

[Download .mp3] Drew is 26 and has already been to 110 countries and holds two Guinness World Records.   As a ten year old, Drew spun a globe in his room and memorized the countries of the world.  As a college student, he did a semester abroad in Prague and visited 20 European countries.  After college, [...]

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