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Peru + Bolivia: Itinerary Ideas

Dreaming of visiting Peru and Bolivia, the ancient lands of the Inca, but not sure where to start? It can be overwhelming, but I am here to help! Right after I graduated college, I decided to take a 3 week backpacking trip to these amazing places. Most people may not have that kind of time, so luckily these itineraries can be chunked into smaller visits! Day 1- Arrive to Lima Lodging: Barranco's Backpackers Inn Day…

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3 DAYS IN THE SALAR DE UYUNI, BOLIVIA

Gazing out at the ethereal landscape, I feel like I am on a different planet. What appears to be sand, or maybe even snow, continues endlessly on. The waves of heat create eerie shapes on the horizon, and the stillness around me makes me realize how vast and unique this place really is. While it may feel like I have transported myself to another world, I have not. We are simply standing in the middle…

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ What did the short state say to the tall ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ What did the short state say to the tall state?

....Utah ! (get it) ๐Ÿคช

Creds to my sister for making up that terrible joke ๐Ÿคฃ

With US citizens not having many travel options this past year, trips to the National Parks out west have been growing in popularity ๐ŸŒ 

SAVE this post and check out my insanely detailed blog about how to plan a trip to the "Mighty 5" National Parks in Utah! ๐Ÿฅพ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™€๏ธ
Look familiar? Well, I've posted photos from this Look familiar? Well, I've posted photos from this spot before. ๐Ÿคช I haven't *technically* recycled photos from this trip yet, but I'm gonna run out soon. ๐Ÿ˜• 

I haven't traveled internationally since July 2019. My local travels were small, and I didn't take many insta worthy photos. ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ I'm going to start doing throwbacks of popular destinations, but beyond that- I'm running out of content! ๐Ÿ˜ญ

I've been posting more reels lately, as I feel like those are getting much better engagement. ๐ŸŽฅ That's the only thing keeping me motivated by this platform at the moment.

How are you all staying motivated to post on here? ๐Ÿ‘‡ It's fun being a travel blogger during a full year of no travel right ?! ๐Ÿ˜‚
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#macedonia๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐ #ohrid #lakeohrid #northmacedonia #balkans #easterneurope #cincinnatiblogger #catholicmom #traveltalktours #europetravel #europetrip #wearetravelgirls #kentuckygirls #ladiesgoneglobal #sheisnotlost #standoutforgood
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ have you ever taken a photography class? ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ have you ever taken a photography class? ๐Ÿ‘‡

I took a black and white film class in college. ๐Ÿ“ธWe took all the photos on manual with actual film (๐Ÿ˜ฒ) and had to develop them in a tiny dark closet. Later, we'd bring the negatives into the dark room, and bring them to life with all the chemicals! ๐Ÿ“ธ 

It was actually a really time-consuming, difficult class. ๐Ÿค“ You could spend hours taking what you thought would be perfect photos, and then ruin them in the development process. ๐Ÿ˜ญ It made me appreciate digital photography so much more! 

Finishing up my Iceland throwbacks with these shots my husband took. ๐Ÿ’™ He is definitely way more talented than me, especially with long exposure shots! ๐Ÿฅฐ

For my road trip map, and detailed itinerary, check the blog! www.greatwidetravel.com/Iceland ๐ŸŒŽ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Can you pronounce the name of this canyon ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Can you pronounce the name of this canyon? I definitely can't.

Trying and failing to pronounce Icelandic words was one of the key joys of my road trip here. We ended up creating weird names in English to substitute ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ˜‚

๐Ÿ’™An insane detailed guide and itinerary for my "budget minded" Iceland road trip, plus an embedded Google ๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ map, is all on my blog to help you plan!!

Oh yeah.. Happy New Year! ๐ŸŽ‰ Cheers to a year of (๐Ÿคž) travel and adventure after a year of staying home / eating cheese ๐Ÿฅ‚
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ What's the coldest temperature you've eve ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ What's the coldest temperature you've ever experienced, and where? ๐Ÿ‘‡

I'm honestly not sure of my answer, but believe it or not it wasn't here in Iceland! ๐Ÿฅถ

If you're planning on heading to this amazing island, make sure you check out my blog post with our road trip itinerary ๐Ÿš— and all the details on how we rented our camping equipment and saved money! ๐Ÿ’ฐ

The names of things in Iceland can be confusing for English speakers, so save this ๐Ÿ˜Ž! To get here, you enter Vatnajรถkull National Park, and then this is the Skatafell Glacier area of the Jรถkulsรกrlรณn Glacial Lagoon. โ„๏ธ
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Save if you want to travel to Iceland! โ„๏ธ 

Now that the prospect of traveling to Europe in the summer is semi-realistic for US citizens, ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ now could be a great time to start planning out a mid-late summer trip to Iceland!

I personally think summer is the best time to visit this amazing island! It's a little weird how it will only be dark for a few hours a day, and no you won't get to see the northern lights, โ„๏ธ but the weather and temps are ๐Ÿ‘Œ

I have an insanely detailed post with our road trip driving map, ๐Ÿš— all the campsites we stayed at, โ›บ where we rented our camping equipment from, ๐Ÿงณ and what all we packed in order to pull off a VERY budget-minded trip to this expensive island ๐Ÿ’ฐ!

Also, I have details on how to find this difficult to get to waterfall called Brรบarfoss! ๐ŸŒŠ

๐Ÿ‘‰ Details at www.greatwidetravel.com/Iceland
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ "Fill your life with adventures, not thin ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ "Fill your life with adventures, not things. Have stories to tell, not things to show".... unless you're rich. Then have both. ๐Ÿ˜‚

I like to put as much money as I can towards travel, ๐ŸŒŽ and I cringe if I have to spend it on anything dumb, like new tires or repairing a roof. ๐Ÿ˜ญ

I like to think of money in terms of flights too. That's just how my brain operates. ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ If I made $300 for example, I'd think, "wow that's 1/3 of a flight to Colombia"! 

Anyone else do this? ๐Ÿ‘‡
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ The quote speaks for itself โ˜๏ธ Hope y ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ The quote speaks for itself โ˜๏ธ Hope you guys like my continued use of drawing my calligraphy over my photos! If not, too bad ๐Ÿ˜… 

My last time traveling was this mini getaway to Lake Norris in Central Tennessee at the end of the summer. ๐ŸŒณ It was so nice to spend time in this cabin in the woods with our own dock by the lake. ๐Ÿšฃโ€โ™€๏ธ Watching the sunrise over the trees, as cheesy as it sounds, was just what I needed! Nature, you the best ๐ŸŒฒ

Not sure where my next travel adventure will be, ๐ŸŒŽ but I know it will involve nature. I'm definitely a nature lover over city getaways, although I do like both ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ

What about you: do you usually prefer to travel to big cities, or visit places for the outdoor views and activities? ๐Ÿ‘‡
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น This โ˜๏ธ I remember when I was 25 I ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น This โ˜๏ธ 

I remember when I was 25 I thought I was "too old" to leave my job in real estate and go live in Spain for a while (now I'm like ๐Ÿคฏ "you were a baby, you're insane!"). 

When I was 28 I thought I was "too old" to study abroad again, and I almost didn't do it because I was self conscious (spoiler, it was amazing ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ท and I wasn't too old). 

When I started a new career and went back to school in my late 20s, I kinda felt that way too. ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿซ

Clearly it's ridiculous of me, but I think that's how society trains us to think. ๐Ÿ˜ณ Go to college, start a job, and no deviations. 

It's cliche, but so true. Age is nothing but a number. Ignore your actual age, what your life looks like on paper, and live the life you want ๐ŸŒŽ

((PS despite thinking like that most of the time, when I had my first baby at age 33 I actually thought to myself, "I'm too young! I can't be this responsible!" ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ))
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