“The end of the world” – Thats what they call Ushuaia

“The end of the world” – Thats what they call Ushuaia

This is us on New Years Eve getting ready for the festivities.

New Years Eve menu, for the life of me I can’t remember what we ate but i’m certain it was delicious!

This is Ushuaia, in Argentina. It is the southernmost city in the world, hence it’s nickname, “the end of the world”. Check out [...]

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Crystal Symphony ship tour – As requested – Enjoy

Crystal Symphony ship tour – As requested – Enjoy

Here is a short video of the cruise and some of the main areas. You requested it, so here it is!

Enjoy!
Lauren & Jeremy

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Video highlights from Antarctica

Video highlights from Antarctica

Here is a short video showing some of the highlights from Antarctica. Again, the video does not do it justice. Antarctica was one of the most amazing places we have ever seen!

SCRABBLE UPDATE @ the end of antarctica
Lauren 15  Jeremy 15
Coming down to the wire

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Antarctica – More beautiful than you could ever imagine!

Antarctica – More beautiful than you could ever imagine!

So we spent the last 5 days cruising around Antarctica which we had no idea how magnificent it was going to be. It started out with us waking up at 9:00am the first morning and casually opening up the window treatments to find a view that was unreal! With gigantic icebergs floating by  within 100 [...]

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Video Highlights from the Falkland Islands

Video Highlights from the Falkland Islands

Here is a video showing some highlights from our stop in the Falkland Islands. Words can’t describe how magnificent the penguins are! We hope the video helps. Enjoy!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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Falkland Islands – Penguins, Penguins & More Penguins

Falkland Islands – Penguins, Penguins & More Penguins

Here we are standing in front of the four by four that will take us over to Volunteer Point to see some more penguins. We are in Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands today. It actually consists of 2 islands, which are owned by the British.
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Video Highlights! Puerto Madryn, Scrabble & Food

Video Highlights! Puerto Madryn, Scrabble & Food

Sorry its been a while since we sent a new post. We have spent the last 4 days cruising though Antarctica (absolutely amazing) which we will soon blog about in full. During our time in Antarctica we had no internet access so we will be sending our lots of updates in the next couple of [...]

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Next expedition: Puerto Madryn, Argentina

Next expedition: Puerto Madryn, Argentina

Our next port of call was Puerto Madryn, Argentina (Patagonia), where we spent the full day on a wildlife quest. We took a 2 hour drive out to Peninsula Valdes, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The first animals we saw were guanacos, which are a close cousin to the llama and alpaca that we [...]

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Video Highlights from Montevideo, Uruguay

Video Highlights from Montevideo, Uruguay

With great please we present to you — Video highlights from Uruguay!

Please make sure you send us some comments, we love to hear from you!

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Hello Montevideo, Uruguay!

Hello Montevideo, Uruguay!

So we conquered Buenos Aires, it was now time to head off to Montevideo, Uruguay.
During our sea-day en route to Uruguay, we had our first formal night. You know what that means. Lauren and Jeremy dressed to a “T”.  It also meant our first, of what is going to be many, caviar appetizers. It was [...]

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Video Highlights from Buenos Aires

Video Highlights from Buenos Aires

Here is a short video with some highlights from our stay in Buenos Aires. Hope you enjoy!

Here are a couple more pics we thought you would enjoy!

(Lauren thought this was funny, I am trying to figure it out)

(Little friend we found)

We are here:

See you in Montevideo
Buenos Aires
80.6 °F

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“I need a vacation” – This could not be any more true!

“I need a vacation” – This could not be any more true!

For those of you that didn’t hear, it was almost as if my cruise started a day early. At least the part about being on water for the next couple of weeks did. For a full explanation….Watch the following video

Thanks to the crazy rainstorm we had,  you can imagine that heading on a vacation with [...]

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Buenos Dias! Lauren and Jeremy are off to conquer South America!

Buenos Dias! Lauren and Jeremy are off to conquer South America!

 
We are off on another adventure! This time we are headed south, way south, to the “Southernmost City in the World” But before we get there, we will be encountering many exciting sights and activities which we will keep you up to date on. Starting in Buenos Aires on Dec 18th, we will be traveling [...]

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13,000 feet, 70% oxygen, headaches….. just to see this

13,000 feet, 70% oxygen, headaches….. just to see this

After a 4 hour hike UP the mountain we finally reached the Salkantay lake with Salkantay glacier in the background.  This is one of the most amazing places we have witnessed. This is what you call pure natural beauty!  While we were there we had the honor of having a religious ceremony performed by two [...]

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Did we mention the Altitude?

Did we mention the Altitude?

Day 2 started off great, a nice breakfast buffet, coca tea and we were ready to go. We all boarded our fantastic minivan

to head to the starting point of our adventure,  a picnic lunch in the middle a a cow pasture with manure every few feet.  Great setting for lunch!  On our way to the [...]

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Effects (as nosebleed or nausea) of oxygen deficiency in the blood and tissues at high altitudes

Effects (as nosebleed or nausea) of oxygen deficiency in the blood and tissues at high altitudes

This is the definition of altitude sickness which pretty much summed up the first few days of hiking on our trip. We began our hiking journey on a redeye flight from Miami to our destination of Cusco. We were forewarned that we should arrive in Cusco at least 2 to 3 days before our trip [...]

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We are taking the saying “Go Take a Hike” to a new Level….

We are taking the saying “Go Take a Hike” to a new Level….

On Thursday at 11pm, we are off on another adventure to see the world. We will be trading in the chopsticks for Trekking poles, tour buses  for hiking boots & mules, days of relaxation for 5 hour hikes, massages for sore legs, suntan lotion for bug repellent. All this so we can experience Peru like [...]

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It is Memorial Day weekend and we are off to NYC

It is Memorial Day weekend and we are off to NYC

We hope everyone has a great Memorial Day weekend! We are headed to New York City for the long weekend. We will be sure to update everyone on the “Fugazzi” shops in China town. Jeremy will take full advantage of the 4 words he learned in Asia. Lauren will no doubtably find the inside scoop [...]

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Photo Slide show from Shanghai

Here is the 2nd installment of our photo’s. This slideshow highlights some of the thing we did in Shanghai China. Enjoy!
Click here to see a full screen slideshow at Flickr.com
Shanghai, China 2009

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Photo Slideshow from Beijing

Here is our first installment of our pictures from our Asian adventure. Here is a slide show from our first stop Beijing. Don’t worry we only picked a small sample from the ridiculous amount of pictures Jeremy took.
Beijing, China 2009

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