1 Hour In Curaçao
After spending an all-nighter in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela, we hopped on a 4am bus that took us directly to the international airport in Caracas. We enjoyed a few bleary eyed inducing rest stops that somewhere along the way included a delicious chorizo-filled...
Pause In Ciudad Bolivar
After 3 long days in the jungle, we recover for a few hours in the sleepy city of Ciudad Bolivar. Beginning with a 4am bus to Caracas airport, we now head onwards to a layover in Curacao, and then to Georgetown, Guyana.
Angel Falls: The Lost World
If it's not already playing, press play. And then start reading. Only after... 1. A 3 hour overnight bus from MAASU in Madison, WI to Chicago, IL 2. A 5 hour international flight from Chicago, IL to Oranjestad, Aruba 3. A 40 minute flight from Oranjestad,...
Landing In Caracas
We landed in Caracas where, thanks to mutual friends, we got ushered to the front of the line and had our passport stamps processed for us fairly quickly in the Diplomats section. We then took a car into the city where we hung out for a few hours...
5 Hours In Aruba
After an insane itinerary from Madison, WI from a 3 hour overnight bus to Chicago for a 5 hour flight to Oranjestad, Aruba, we arrived in the afternoon with 5 hours to explore before having to make it to our 40 minute connecting flight to Caracas.So the first thing we...
Talk About Travel
As promised, posting the group photos of our talk on international traveling ("Chasing Wanderlust 101!") at the Midwest Asian American Student Union (MAASU) Spring Conference today. Hello from the University of Wisconsin - Madison! Thanks...
Alinea: A Meal Of A Lifetime
After an unbelievable 12 hour drive across 553 miles from Needles to San Francisco, let alone 2 weeks of cross-country traveling from the East Coast to the West Coast, we had to pack up and head back to Chicago to speak about travel at a national youth conference in...
California: The Promised Land
After bidding adieu yesterday to Gareth’s crew of himself, Clay, and George, we were left with only 4 drivers. Given over 550 miles left to our end destination of San Francisco, and needing to be there within 24 hours, transporting our 3 RVs with our anemic crew...