Coming to Rote was going to get us some future lifers, but not add anything to our current list. Confusing? Maybe. But that’s because the
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Timor – Indonesia – Lots of Birds, Not a lot of Pictures
Ross and I skipped over to the island of Timor a little ahead of schedule. (Because as you may have heard, everything went right on
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Sumba – Indonesia – Where Everything Went Just Right
Indonesia, a dream destination for anyone who enjoys tropical mountains, white sand beaches, warm ocean water and gorgeous landscapes — also a dream destination for
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Philippines 2017: Birding Tablas & Manila
We were planning to visit three areas in the Philippines, Panay, Tablas and outside of Manila on Luzon. Click here to read about the first
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Philippines 2017: Birding Panay
“Be careful if you decide to shower, there’s a Pit-Viper in there.”—a favorite quote from our time on Panay. I’ll get to the part with
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Mitu, Colombia – Part 2 – May 12-17, 2017
Continuing where I left off in describing our Mitu adventure. (Read this prior post to get caught up to speed!) Each evening after a long
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Mitu, Colombia – Part 1 – May 6-11th, 2017
The jungle town of Mitu, a small remote settlement in Amazonian Colombia found along the Vaupes River is only accessible by plane or boat. International
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The start of our trip – Northeast Brazil – March 2-6, 2017
With a break from school in March, Ross immediately decided he wanted to spend this uniquely long amount of time off (~4 weeks) visiting a mega diverse country full
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Birding Colombia: 4 days around Bogota and Soata
With a few days at my disposal thanks to being ahead of schedule, my goal was to continue to clean up on the country’s endemics while
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Birding Colombia: Montezuma and Santa Cecilia
With an early arrival in Pueblo Rico, I had 3 ½ hours to burn before meeting up with the others and our transportation at 1800.
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