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First stop: Baja Sur, Mexico – part one

We drove down to Baja Sur, Mulege specifically, in three days. The drive itself, while long, was pretty uneventful which is what one typically hopes for in a long drive like that. Even crossing the US/Mexican border was pretty mundane and easy. Little did we know, the easiest part of our time in Mexico was…
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The Planning: COVID, Cats, and Cost.

I am a planner, through and through. After we decided to move to New Zealand, we wanted to take advantage of this momentous life change and do some travel before landing on the other side of the globe. The logistical challenges: well, COVID. And, we would be travelling with our two cats. Yep, cats. Both…
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Hello!

Before jumping into present-day travel tales, I thought I should introduce myself. I’m 35 years old, born in New York City and raised in Portland, Oregon. I’ve had careers in professional theatre as a company manager, in higher education as an administrator, and in hospitality as the founder of and baker at a late-night cookie…
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