The Story

After deciding that life is too short, we (Michael and Erik) left the United States in 2023 to have adventure.

We started with eighteen months on a beach in Ecuador, to rest and relax. Since then, we've been exploring South America, Central America, Mexico, and Europe.

The rules? We have one backpack and one suitcase each, we stay in places at least a month, and we make decisions based on cost, interest, and travel-ease (in that order).

These are our exploits.

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Dia de los Muertos and Hanal Pixán

There’s nothing like a total stranger insisting she shove food directly into my mouth… and me permitting it… to tell me that I'm having a "cultural experience". But first: Many folks are aware of Dia de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead. It happens on October 31 st and involves facepainting, creepy costumes, and many, many skeletons. Think of it as Halloween, but where the All Souls Day of the Catholic Church not only hasn’t been forgotten but is on equal (or greater) foot

Nov 44 min read

Planes, Rains, and Electrical Drains

In all honesty, we both love doing this blog. But neither of us want to bombard people with too many posts, and sometimes life happens so quickly that we feel like we could be posting every day… and that would be…. a lot. And then suddenly, cascading towards us like an out-of-control luggage cart, we have too much to talk about and really don’t know where to begin. So, you get an extra-long edition. Mexico City was overwhelming. We’ve already done two posts about all the si

Oct 234 min read