Beauty Last year, around the same time as now, I wrote a piece about why we travel with intentions of highlighting the meaning of travel as it relates to our experiences. As we’ve been traveling through South America for four months now, I think it’s appropriate to continue this conversation. While there are many reasons…
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How You Can Spend Four Unforgettable Days in the Amazon
When Jessica first mentioned visiting the Amazon during our trip through South America, the hairs on my arms stood up. I immediately thought of all the creepy crawlies and vicious reptiles that were waiting there patiently to eat us. I grew up in a household that didn’t really do things like go on wildlife tours…
The Ultimate One Week Guide: Quito, Ecuador
While Ecuador was only meant to be the first quick stop to launch our six-month adventure exploring South America, it turned out to be so much more. Quito, the capital of Ecuador, was the first city we arrived to from Los Angeles. Quito is a massive city packed tightly into the Andes mountains. Its population…
Do You Want To Travel For One Year? 11 Tips To Prepare
Now that we’re well into our backpacking adventure through South America, I think it’s about time we make our announcement! We did something major and left the United States to travel through two continents, South America and Europe, for one year. Whether or not that time frame will be extended, who knows? As anyone can…
Travel Off The Beaten Path: Anza Borrego Desert
In the badlands of Anza Borrego exists an exotic, unfamiliar beauty. A vista unlike any other, to be experienced only from the majestic Font’s Point. It’s an absolute must if you’re planning on visiting the desert state park. Anza borrego attracts visitors looking to experience the serenity of silence and isolation. The desert, in general,…
Top Attractions and Activities in Hawaii’s Big Island
Check out our Hawaii Big Island 2021 video here: Hawaii Video For those curious if travel plans to Hawaii during the current leg of the pandemic is the right move or not, we are fortunate to assist with our experience and share that it was probably the safest place to steer clear of COVID-19 mania…
Why Should You Travel? Top Reason #1 For Travel Inspiration
Connectivity For most of my life, I’ve drifted along in the sway of time with a passivity which has permitted the current to carry me in what I’ve mostly presumed to be the “right” direction. Growing up, there wasn’t an exact something or somebody that I wanted to be – but to be good, and…
Our Honeymoon on San Andres Island, Colombia
Merely minutes after wrapping up our wedding celebration night which lasted until about four in the morning, Jessie and I found ourselves on an airplane from Armenia, Colombia to San Andrés Island to begin our honeymoon! Frankly we were exhausted and quite delirious off just an hour of sleep, but nevertheless a Look Up Travels…
Summer Weekend in Lake Tahoe
So there we were pondering….where can we escape to that’s a fair drive away and a proper getaway from the pandemic mania, and then it popped! – LAKE TAHOE. Neither of us had been there, and thus the answer was crystal clear. Friends had recommended it, with nothing but good things to say and now…
Golden Round Trip to Mt Pilatus!
For those who have eyes on Switzerland as a travel destination but don’t know how to approach it, we highly recommend visiting Lucerne for two or three days (which is really all the time you need as it is a small town but with lots of charm and spectacular scenery surrounding it) and doing the…
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