Post #1 - Launch Day!

Welcome to Cultural Sabbatical!

Wow – what a whirlwind! It’s hard to believe we are officially 13 days in to our career break and we’ve managed to visit 7 cities already!! That doesn’t count the two weeks on the cruise ship for two reasons: 1) we officially blew our budget on the ship and 2) we wanted to start with our feet on the ground – literally and figuratively.

Upon disembarkation on March 30^th, we’ve been on the go, hitting Lima, Paracas, Nasca, Arequipa, Colca Canyon, Cusco and Urubamba in the Sacred Valley. Today is our first official day of rest, reflection and writing!

We’re excited to finally launch our web site and blog to share some of the highlights thus far in our travels. The blog will evolve over time, but for now the goal is to keep family and friends updated on our experiences and inspire you to live vicariously thru us or better yet – join us on the road! We’ll do our best to recap the people, places and experiences we encounter along the way.

Here’s what you can expect from the blog in the coming months:

Intention of the week – recap of our discoveries and learnings from applying a weekly intention for personal growth.    

Country/City recap – top three favorite memories or “ah-ha” moments from each place we visit.

Volunteerism – summary of our volunteer efforts with a goal to bridge anyone from anywhere to anything in need.

This is our way of staying connected to “home” while on the road. Feedback is welcome – we’re organically planning our travels (translation: making it up as we go along), so we’d love to hear from you. Any recommendations? Inspirations? As expected, the best information comes via word-of-mouth vs. reading it out of an outdated travel guide – tripadvisor.com being the exception. J

Let the adventure continue…