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Discovery Strolls
Crazy crosswalk in Busan, South Korea
As much as we love backcountry hiking, city walks can be a lot of fun, too. Of course, the views are quite different than in the forest! Personally, I never fail to enjoy myself when I (purposely or accidentally) get lost in a city. There’s something satisfying about finding my own way, and I never say no to a bit of adventure.
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Sometimes, when we go blueberry picking for an entire weekend, we find ourselves with spare time to kill in the evenings. You’d think that since we’re in the heart of the city, we’d take advantage of having access to restaurants, theatres, pubs, or events. But instead, we use the opportunity to visit the city’s green spaces by walking […]
If it wasn’t for the mounds of berries we pick on our blueberry picking bush hikes, which we freeze, dehydrate, and yes, even sell, I’d be sad that we don’t really do any hiking during the summer months. But then we wouldn’t be able to share our Earth-friendly blueberry picking tips… All kidding aside, I mean real hiking. […]
If I think of the things I’ve done in Korea so far, it’s mostly hiking. Well, what else do you expect from me? The thing is, I want to see the country. And what better way to do that than to just see it? I want to find all the beauty spots, get to know the lay of […]
Brandon and I left Baños at about six yesterday morning. The bus ride to Cuenca took all day — we only got into the city around dinnertime. We planned nothing more for our brief stay than a bit of down time in Cuenca, so after supper, we headed to a café for a game of cribbage over hot […]
This is the end of Quito for me. Today I’m moving on to Mera. I can’t wait to get out of the city and into the rainforest, but at the same time, I’m very sad to so soon be leaving all the wonderful friends I’ve made in Quito. Three hours on the internet yesterday. Shitty buzz. But afterwards, […]
Quito: The colonial Spanish buildings lining the narrow, steep streets are absolutely beautiful, but not in good repair. The cobbled streets are uneven, sometimes there are sidewalks, rarely can a trash can be found… Around every bend, there’s another breathtaking view of the city beyond. While the mountainsides are covered in forests, the city itself boasts of few […]
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