Time to check some bucket list boxes – Sydney – Days 130-136
First time in Australia for Mike and the kids….check…..New continent….check…..Opera house…..check…..Bondi beach….check. Australia was for the kids. There’s a Netflix show called “Izzy Koala” and our daughter, Isabella, dreams of being a koala rescuer too. When we started talking about the trip, her little brain came up with the idea that we could visit Izzy’s…
Illness part 2 and a lost wedding ring – Hawaii – Days 126-129
Hawaii holds a special place for us as we honeymooned there 9 years ago. Our first trip was mostly spent on the Big Island and Kauai Island, but we did have a layover in Honolulu where we drove and visited Pearl Harbour. This trip to Honolulu was not always on our itinerary. We knew that…
Halloween in Bogota – Days 121-125
We arrived in Bogota recognizing that the Colombian leg of our trip was ending. Our last 5 days consisted of doing some slow living (i.e. laundry), watching the Raptors and getting schoolwork done. We did no research on Bogota ahead of time and felt like we had no real objectives to cross off. When it…
Zona Cafetera – Here we come Juan Valdez! – Days 119-120
It did not seem right to visit Colombia without visiting the Zona Cafetera (the Coffee Axis), so we added a quick 2-day trip to the itinerary. Although the distance did not seem far, I knew that this might be a long drive so we splurged for a private driver from Medellin to the Hacienda Venecia…
Medellin – Bring on the Tours – Days 113-118
We arrived in Medellin (pronounced Medejin as Julie keeps correcting us) with our sunburnt bodies. We settled in the area of Laureles, as Paigey decided that was the place to stay. She found a “hipster-ish” Airbnb that worked for us perfectly (it had laundry which we desperately needed). Our goal was to spend a full…
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