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Marveling at Machu Picchu in 2022
Dear friends and family, Finally: this week we get to tell you about Machu Picchu, one of the seven modern wonders of the world. Our favorite parts of our year of travel have been wandering through the ruins of ancient civilizations and marveling at what humans can accomplish – and how much can remain after…
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Base your Machu Picchu trip out of Ollantaytambo, not Cusco!
Dear friends and family, You might remember that our trip to Peru didn’t exactly end the way we hoped it would. Yet despite our misadventures with political turmoil here, Peru was Perry’s favorite part of our travels through South America. (Pete’s was the cruise to Antarctica, which, fair.) Peru was amazing. It had the travel…
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What to do with one week in Santiago, Valparaíso, and Viña del Mar, Chile
Dear Friends and Famdamily, Chile was a delight! We weren’t sure how much more beauty we could find after the stunning Torres del Paine, but Chile had something to offer around every corner. We had about one week left to explore Chile, so we (begrudgingly) left Patagonia and headed to Santiago, the capital city, to…
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Spending 3 days in Torres del Paine National Park, Chilean Patagonia
Hey friends and family, I (Perry) leaned hard into YouTube travel videos deep in the throes of the 2020 pandemic lockdown. Somewhere along the way, I watched The Bucket List Family’s trip to Torres del Paine National Park in Chile, and the jagged mountains and turquoise waters infected my soul. This was my mental image…
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What to do in Ushuaia, Argentina: Tierra Del Fuego National Park
Dear Friends and Family, LAND!!! After ten days aboard a restless ship, we were beyond relieved to stand on land again. Fun fact: after so many days on rough seas, your head continues to perceive a rocking motion while on steady unmoving land. This can go on for a few days to a week. We…
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Antarctica, the Final Part: Prata Passage, Whales, & Your Q&A
Dear Friends and Family, You can probably tell that we haven’t been writing this email series from a remote Antarctic base, so yes – our cruise ship did turn around and bring us home. Well, not home exactly, but Ushuaia started to feel like one after all the days we spent there. This week, we’re…
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Antarctica, Part 3: Penguins and Paradise 🥰
Hey friends, Today, we’re picking back up on days 5 and 6 of our cruise to Antarctica. This is where things got good! I’m still shocked by the beauty every time I look at these photos. 😍 If you have trouble loading the photos in your email, click here to read this newsletter on our…
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Antarctica, Part 2: Deception Island and Spert Island
Howdy folks, The Drake Passage was a lot like trying to sleep on a rollercoaster without a seatbelt… so the sight of the calmer waters surrounding the Shetland Islands was a relief. We arrived in Antarctica late on the second day of our cruise and were finally feeling well enough to exit our cabin. In…
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Antarctica, part 1: Embarkation and the Awful, No-Good Drake Passage
Hey friends and family, We’re back! As promised, Perry brushed off the ol’ WordPress skills and launched a snazzy new website at PeteandPerry.com. We’re still importing and reformatting our older content, so if you see something that doesn’t look quite right, please hit reply and let me know. This week, we’re starting our journey to…
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Seeing Too Much in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Howdy friends and family, Did we land in Buenos Aires, Argentina… or the middle of Europe? With Buenos Aires’s unique mixture of architecture and culture, we’ll let you be the judge. (Pssst… this is the last newsletter before we share our adventure to Antarctica! However, we’re going to take next week off in order to…
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