After about one-and-a-half weeks into our South American trip, my family and I would be heading to higher altitudes on our way to the enigmatic, but stunning Machu Picchu. It would be my first time experiencing life at greater than 8000 feet (or 2500 meters), and I was at once nervous and excited to see … Continue reading Destination: Sacred Valley of the Incas & Cusco, Peru
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Our first half-day on Easter Island (or Rapa Nui) was off to a good start. As a result, my family and I were eager to discover more of the island during our next two days of touring around. Considering that the only way to explore was pretty much to join a guided tour, we had no … Continue reading Destination: Easter Island, Chile (Part 2)
Isla de Pascua, or "Easter Island," is considered one of the most-isolated inhabited places in the world. To the locals, it's known as Rapa Nui, and it's quite incredible just how they've got there, let alone built the enigmatic, but world-famous moai that visitors flock to see each year. Despite just how small the island is, it boasts thousands … Continue reading Destination: Easter Island, Chile (Part 1)
Along with countries such as Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina, I'd also wanted to visit Slovenia while spending two weeks traveling the Balkans in May and June. I was, unfortunately, on a time crunch, since I was focusing most of my visits on Croatia, reserving the others (Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina) for day trips. That … Continue reading Destination: Ljubljana, Slovenia
When it comes to history, Bosnia & Herzegovina has probably one of the most devastating out there. People might think of events like the Holocaust or 9/11 as abysmal, but the Bosnian War of the early 1990's often gets overlooked. It's a tragedy within itself that many don't know of what had happened-- that said, … Continue reading Destination: Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Rebecca Goes Rendezvous 