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Archives for April 2016

Review of Tail Up Goat, Washington DC

April 26, 2016 By Heather

Despite my dislike of goat, I seem to like restaurants with cute animal names. And Tail Up Goat is also practical. As I asked my husband in Ecuador, how do you tell a sheep and a goat apart? Tail up? It's a goat. Tail down? It's a sheep. Yup, it's that simple. Anyways, as a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: All, Cities, Food/Drink Tagged With: Restaurants, Tail Up Goat, Washington DC

Exploring Otavalo & the Ecuadorian Highlands–Part 2: Crater Lake Hike

April 20, 2016 By Heather

Man, Ecaudor. That earthquake/terremoto was a doozy (7.8 is stronggg). While we only flew through the city of Guayaquil, we are thinking of all those affected there and in the other coastal cities. Ecaudor was simply beautiful, and--as just demonstrated--it does sit on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: All, Sights/Sites, South America Tagged With: Ecuador, Hiking

Exploring Otavalo & the Ecuadorian Highlands–Part 1: The Markets

April 8, 2016 By Heather

Before we went to the Galapagos Islands, we started in Otavalo, about a 1.5-2hr drive from Quito. The drive...not sure what those Ecuadorians are doing (or whether the roads in DC have permanently maimed my judgment), but the roads were fantastic. Not a pothole to be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: All, South America, Souvenirs Tagged With: Ecuador, Shopping

Back from the Galapagos…Grudgingly!

April 4, 2016 By Heather

I'm going to be honest, I've been dragging my feet on this blog post. I think this has been the longest break in blogging I've had since I started blogging. Whoops. I don't know if it's because I've been too preoccupied with triathlon stuff (training and literally, stuff...tri … [Read more...]

Filed Under: All, Complaining, Experiences, South America, Wildlife Tagged With: Blue Footed Boobie, Ecuador, Galapagos, Washington DC

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alt text here Hi, I’m Heather! I love warthogs, studying disease outbreaks, destination lusting, and my jackapoo named Toasty.  I’m also an avid age-group triathlete. Exploring and enjoying life in Washington DC and the rest of the world, one day and one trip at a time. More about me….

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