After leaving the Amazon (see my Peru Part 1 post here), I took a quick flight from Puerto Maldonado to Cusco. In this post, I’ll recap my week in the Cusco region, including the 4-day Inca Trail trek.
Peru Part 1: Amazon Rainforest
Back in December and January, I traveled to Peru for two weeks. The trip included several days in the Amazon basin, a week in the Andes mountains, and then a few days on the Pacific coast. As you can guess, it was a pretty incredible trip. It was also too great to talk about in just one post, so in this post I’ll focus on the first part: four days in the Amazon rainforest.
Scuba Trip: San Carlos, Mexico (August 2019)
Back in August, I went to San Carlos, Mexico, one of my favorite places to dive. I certified a couple friends as PADI Advanced Open Water divers on the trip, and also had time for a fun dive at the end. Here’s a quick recap of the trip.
Scuba Trip: Bangka and Lembeh, Indonesia (July-August 2019)
This summer, I was lucky enough to return to North Sulawesi for a week and a half of diving. I had been to Lembeh last summer, and this time I returned to the island for an underwater photography workshop. I also made a point to visit Bangka, another nearby island I hadn’t been to before, on my trip.
Scuba Diving in Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
Back in June, I had the amazing opportunity to go to Rapa Nui (known in the US as Easter Island) as a faculty lead on a study abroad trip. I’ve had a crazy semester and am way behind on writing blog posts, so I’m going to try to start catching up. First up: a bit more about Rapa Nui, this time focusing on my experience scuba diving there.
Work Trip to Rapa Nui (aka Easter Island)
In June, I went on the trip of a lifetime – a two-week trip to Rapa Nui! In this post, I’ll explain why I was there and how I spent my time on the island.
Europe Trip Part 2: Acropolis, Corfu, London, and Oxford
After 6 days in Vienna, Bratislava, and Budapest, I set out on the second part of my trip: Greece. In this post, I’ll recap my visit to the Acropolis and my relaxation time on Corfu. I’ll also touch on the friend time I spent in the UK before going back across the Atlantic to Tucson.
Europe Trip Part 1: Vienna, Bratislava, and Budapest
It’s been three years since my last Europe trip, so I figured it was time to go back, see a few new places, and visit some friends. There was a lot I wanted to do, so when I began planning my trip things got complicated quickly! Here, I’ll recap the first part: a train trip through Vienna, Bratislava, and Budapest. In my next post, I’ll recap my relaxation time in Greece and friend time in the UK.
What’s in That Hole? – Episode 16
Hello everybody and welcome to Episode 16 of What’s in that Hole?, a fun series I’m writing for my blog. It’s been nearly two years since the last post in this series – which means I have lots of exciting new material! In the last episode, I described some holes I found in the desert Coolidge, Arizona. This time, we’re going to look at holes underwater off the coast of Kona, Hawaii – just about as different as you can possibly get!
Scuba Trip: San Carlos, Mexico (October 2018)
Last weekend, I went to San Carlos, Mexico to scuba dive for the 4th time this year. Read on for a recap of the trip.
Work Trip to Jordan and Iraqi Kurdistan
Less than a week ago, I returned from a work trip to Jordan and Iraqi Kurdistan. In addition to meetings in Amman and Sulaymaniyah (aka Sulaimani aka Slemani), I also visited Petra and had an extra day that I used to visit the Jordanian side of the Dead Sea. Read on for a recap of my trip.
Lembeh Underwater Photos
This gallery includes my favorite photos from my trip to Lembeh, Indonesia.