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Foggy Start at Machu Picchu by jeff

Machu Picchu in Peru opens early. For those like me not hiking the Inca Trail an early morning bus at 5AM takes you up the steep mountain to the entrance. The ticket line seems long but it moved quickly. Entering the grounds was aided by the path, a necessary aide given the thick cover of [...]

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Tips for Visiting Machu Picchu If You’re NOT Hiking the Inca Trail by jeff

Tomorrow is the 100th anniversary of when the world learned of the rediscovery of Machu Picchu by Hiram Bingham. Few discoveries have set alight the travel imaginations of the world like this one. In 2007, I set off to discover Machu Picchu on my own. I had a bit of guilt about not hiking the [...]

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Who’s Out There Now? Meg and Tony by jeff

In this week’s ¨Who’s Out There Now¨ feature, we bring to you Meg and Tony, who left the corporate world to see the real world. I had the chance to meet them in Italy in April at the Travel Bloggers Unite conference. Their site, Landing Standing, has a lot of personality (no surprise having met [...]

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Who’s Out There Now: Ted and Bethany by jeff

In this week’s ¨Who’s Out There Now¨ feature, we bring to you Ted and Bethany, a landscape architect and social worker who left it all behind just after the new year to see the world and capture their travels on their site, twoOregonians. As with many RTW travelers, I met them on Twitter and have [...]

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Who’s Out There Now? Erica and Shaun by jeff

In this week’s ¨Who’s Out There Now¨ feature, we bring to you Shaun and Erica, the young fearless couple behind, OverYonderlust.com. I met Erica last year in Austin at the 2010 Meet Plan Go event where she served on the panel. Shaun hid from me, I mean, he was ¨working.¨  But no more, they’ve left [...]

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Who’s Out There Now: Brendan by jeff

In this week’s ¨Who’s Out There Now¨ feature, we bring to you Brendan, who runs the site BrendansAdventures.com. Currently circling South America, he’s been through some of the continent’s least traveled spots including Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname to way south of the continent down to Antarctica. His site’s a collection of his photos, quirky perspective, [...]

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Career Break Or…Breakfast Meeting by jeff

Just when things start calming down, BOOM, another fire drill hits. Because this issue is ¨critical¨ and ¨we have to get on it right away¨, your boss calls for a breakfast meeting. The only saving grace is that there’s probably going to be coffee and maybe breakfast will be brought in (Please be breakfast tacos. [...]

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Who’s Out There Now? Audrey & Dan by jeff

  In this week’s ¨Who´s Out There Now¨ feature, we bring to you Dan and Audrey, the traveling powerhouse duo behind the popular travel site, Uncornered Market. This is the first interview in the series with travelers who are more traveling nomads rather than career breakers. But, they have the ¨Because Life Is Out There¨ [...]

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Real Career Break Travel Stories: Kimberley by jeff

For years, Kimberley had always maintained a healthy work-life balance. In her professional life, Kimberley is a Chartered Accountant in New Zealand and had served as a Finance Manager for a variety of organizations. She also had been a successful hotel entrepreneur. In her personal life she traveled, played tennis, netball and volleyball. But, by her late 30s, her life fell out of balance…
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Real Career Break Travel Stories: Sjoerd and Daphne by jeff

Sjoerd had been planning his career break for some time when he met Daphne; 2 weeks before his departure date. Despite the chemistry between the two, he left on schedule in October 2007 for South America to travel and study a little bit of Spanish. Daphne was so excited about the trip (and Sjoerd) that she joined him in January for the final part of the journey…
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