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Does travel in Latin America look like this?
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We are coming to the end of our Latin American part of the trip. We are starting to reflect on the incredible time we have had here!
I have condensed our whole trip into one post, and if you are looking for a way to have your own life changing adventure, an invitation at the bottom.
This is our travel adventure in numbers…
1 – argument with a hostel owner, who double booked us and threw us out
1 – bridge jumped
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John looks graceful while Serena does the windwill
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1 – brand new camera lens left at the witches market in La Paz
1 – killer volcano climbed
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Volcano climb… The hardest physical challenge of my life!
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2 – cameras bought
2 – tripods trashed
2 – babies we haven’t seen yet, a niece (Ireland) and a nephew (New Zealand)
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Is this where babies come from?
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3 – times I have worn heels
3 – rolls of duct tape we have used to fix and make various things
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The Tikal ruins are beautiful from every angle
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3 – weeks until we leave South America for New Zealand
4 – years since I started blogging and my whole life changed
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Don’t forget your safety gear…
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5 – major ruins visited Ciudad Perdida, Copan, Tikal, Machu Picchu, Chan Chan + many smaller ones
6 – bags we usually travel with; 2 backpacks, 1 camera bag, 1 laptop bag, little backpack and food bag
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The gear!
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7 – months in Central America – we wore flip flips every day
7 – day cruise in Galapagos Islands
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10 – approximate number times I have cried after seeing how poverty affects people
11 – overnight bus trips
12 – flights to: Buenos Aries, Caracas, Havana, Cancun, Denver, San Francisco, Miami, Medellin, Guayaquil, Galapagos Islands, Guayaquil, Quito.
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Fish market – Santa Cruz, Galapagos
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12 – adventure, luxury and cultural tours filmed
12 – months since we launched this website
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Our website launch party
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16 – countries visited
17 – inspiring mini documentaries filmed
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19 – months travelling
20 – hotel reviews filmed
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Plaza de Armas – Trujillo, Peru
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35 – hours on our longest bus journey from Banos, Ecuador to Huanchaco, Peru.
91 – gig of travel photos stored on Dropbox
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111 – apartments, hotels, homes, hostels, hammocks and boats where we have stayed a night or more
200 – games of chess, checkers, scrabble, poker and dominoes
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Long lunch
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220 – blogs published between our 4 websites
500 – approximate number of times I have gone searching for salty snacks
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Excuse me sir… do you sell salty snacks?
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1200 – eggs John and I have each eaten
45,000 – words written for my new book
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Writing here, writing there, writing writing everywhere
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This whole trip, this freedom, adventure and way of life are only possible because I started blogging!
I am am a firm believer that understanding how to create and market your own website will contribute to the majority of important projects, businesses and adventures in your life and will open more doors than you ever thought possible.
Learning these skills have completely changed our lives and I love sharing what I have learned with other people looking for a life change.
Once a year I run a Website Launchpad course with only 30 places, it is a live, web-based course that you can attend from anywhere you have a good internet connection.
If you want something completely different in your life and you are looking for a sign – this is it!
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Serena Star Leonard
As well as capturing stories of inspiring people who are making a difference to their communities, her passion is to help people find a way to do the things they love for a living.
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