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Sight-seeing

Old San Juan – A Place of Beauty

April 26, 2011

One of my absolute favorite parts of travel is a very simple thing. Just wandering around a new city satisfies me almost as much as seeing famous sites, hiking amazing trails, and eating at delicious restaurants (all right, maybe not the last one). When a place is as beautiful as Old San Juan is, I [...]

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Hiking to the Top of a Volcano is Awesome

February 24, 2011

My Early Fascination with Volcanoes I have always had a fascination with volcanoes. I’m not quite sure when it started, probably some time in grade school when I saw my first pictures of flowing lava in a textbook. Or maybe it was when we learned about Pompeii? Kind of morbid, I know, since a city [...]

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When a Destination Sucks – A Trip to Gaiman

January 19, 2011

Positivity and enthusiasm typically emanate from the screen when visitors come to World Travel for Couples. When I really love a place, it tends to show in my writing. But what about the flip side? What about when you head to a new place and it just flat out sucks? That’s what happened on a [...]

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A Different Side of New York City

January 11, 2011

New York City! If you like options galore, whether it’s food, drink, entertainment, music, or culture, then without a doubt, it’s one of the greatest places in the world. Our fondness for big bustling cities should be no secret to anyone who comes to this site with any regularity. We love big cities so much [...]

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Perito Moreno Glacier

December 1, 2010

One of the greatest natural wonders in the world, Perito Moreno Glacier, is definitely a must-see when traveling to Argentina and Patagonia. There are loads of options when visiting one of the only glaciers in the world that is still expanding, and this is your definitive guide to getting the most out of your visit [...]

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A Respite from the Urban Chaos

November 23, 2010

Despite never having lived in a really large metropolitan area, it sometimes surprises me how much we love massive cities. We have yet to meet a large, chaotic city that we didn’t like (let’s throw out Delhi, though, no one likes Delhi). Chicago, New York, Buenos Aires, Lima, Bogota, Santiago, Bangkok, Hanoi, Saigon, and Mumbai [...]

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Recoleta Cemetery (in pictures)

November 18, 2010

A highlight of any trip to Buenos Aires is a visit to Recoleta Cemetery. While cemeteries aren’t usually the most appealing of places to visit, this one is quite different. Recoleta Cemetery is a city within a city, with streets and alleyways winding throughout the massive, ornate mausoleums. Many famous Argentines (including Eva Peron) are [...]

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Tips for Visiting Iguazu Falls

November 2, 2010

Iguazu Falls, one of the most impressive natural wonders in the world, straddles the borders of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. We visited the falls from the Argentine side, so this post will focus on exploring this national park from that side. We did try to see them from Brazil, but were turned away at the [...]

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