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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Tag: Independent birding
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: Chestnut-capped Piha Reserva, La Romera, Jardin
After a full day of traveling, Alex and I woke up at 0300 and started on the 3 mile walk to the Chestnut-capped Piha reserve.
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Mexico – Part 2. After the Wedding – August 12-20, 2016
My trip to Mexico started August 12th at Secrets Silversands Resort in Riveria Maya, while Ross headed down to Mexico on August 11th to do
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Mexico – Part 1: Before the Wedding – August 11-15, 2016
Our trip to Mexico can be broken down into two parts, “Before the Wedding” and “After the Wedding” because had it not been for a
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The Philippines – Perusing Palawan – May 10-14, 2016
Click here for the Philippine Trip Report In another attempt to dodge reality, Ross and I decided to hop on over to the Philippines for
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The Caribbean – Our Days in Jamaica – March 8-11, 2016
Being that Ross is back in school and is back on a “student schedule” we knew he would be given a spring break and decided
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The Beginning of the End – Ecuador – July 7-18, 2015
Our hired van for Peru was scheduled to end on July 6th. We were dropped off in the city of Chiclayo and had planned to
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The World’s Tiniest Owl – June 21-26, 2015 – Updates from North Peru
The morning of June 21st we woke up super early (AKA 4:30 AM) to make sure we’d be at our intended destination before dawn, because
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Northern Chile – Part III – April 27-28
Our last two days in this awesome country were a whirlwind. With how flights worked out, we only had 2 days in the northern region
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