https://www.dontwastelife.com Sun, 20 Apr 2025 09:13:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://i1.wp.com/www.dontwastelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cropped-DWLNewLogoBlackSMico.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://www.dontwastelife.com 32 32 25702032 https://www.dontwastelife.com/2025/travel/northamerica/united-states/turning-over-a-new-leaf-an-overdue-update-on-travel-life/ https://www.dontwastelife.com/2025/travel/northamerica/united-states/turning-over-a-new-leaf-an-overdue-update-on-travel-life/#comments Sun, 20 Apr 2025 09:13:32 +0000 https://www.dontwastelife.com/?p=8637 After six enjoyable weeks in Punta del Este, Uruguay waiting for the 4Runner to arrive by ship from South America to the States we flew to Austin, Texas ready to pick her up in Houston. As an aside, if you find yourself in Austin near the airport, JD Market inside the Mobile gas station on […]]]> https://www.dontwastelife.com/2025/travel/northamerica/united-states/turning-over-a-new-leaf-an-overdue-update-on-travel-life/feed/ 1 8637After six enjoyable weeks in Punta del Este, Uruguay waiting for the 4Runner to arrive by ship from South America to the States we flew to Austin, Texas ready to pick her up in Houston. As an aside, if you find yourself in Austin near the airport, JD Market inside the Mobile gas station on […] https://www.dontwastelife.com/2024/travel/southamerica/uruguay/4runner-roadtrip-adios-south-america/ https://www.dontwastelife.com/2024/travel/southamerica/uruguay/4runner-roadtrip-adios-south-america/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2024 16:48:53 +0000 https://www.dontwastelife.com/?p=8564 Once we had Sebastian’s paperwork sorted it was time to leave Gualeguaychú, Argentina and enter Uruguay. We had a semi-firm ship date for the 4Runner which put us on a tighter schedule than we like. Crossing the border it was imperative that we get a physical copy of our Temporary Import Permit which had recently […]]]> https://www.dontwastelife.com/2024/travel/southamerica/uruguay/4runner-roadtrip-adios-south-america/feed/ 1 8564Once we had Sebastian’s paperwork sorted it was time to leave Gualeguaychú, Argentina and enter Uruguay. We had a semi-firm ship date for the 4Runner which put us on a tighter schedule than we like. Crossing the border it was imperative that we get a physical copy of our Temporary Import Permit which had recently […] https://www.dontwastelife.com/2024/travel/southamerica/argentina/4runner-roadtrip-more-argentina-and-the-atacama-desert-of-chile/ https://www.dontwastelife.com/2024/travel/southamerica/argentina/4runner-roadtrip-more-argentina-and-the-atacama-desert-of-chile/#respond Wed, 08 May 2024 20:39:59 +0000 https://www.dontwastelife.com/?p=8498 Continuing our push North in Argentina our next destination was a little tourist town called Tilcara. Leaving Salta we had a little bit of a navigation error and ended up driving through town rather than around town. Driving through most towns in South America can be pretty stressful with traffic and motorbikes and pedestrians. On […]]]> https://www.dontwastelife.com/2024/travel/southamerica/argentina/4runner-roadtrip-more-argentina-and-the-atacama-desert-of-chile/feed/ 0 8498Continuing our push North in Argentina our next destination was a little tourist town called Tilcara. Leaving Salta we had a little bit of a navigation error and ended up driving through town rather than around town. Driving through most towns in South America can be pretty stressful with traffic and motorbikes and pedestrians. On […] https://www.dontwastelife.com/2024/travel/southamerica/argentina/4runner-roadtrip-northwest-argentina/ https://www.dontwastelife.com/2024/travel/southamerica/argentina/4runner-roadtrip-northwest-argentina/#comments Sun, 07 Apr 2024 13:01:32 +0000 https://www.dontwastelife.com/?p=8428 After our extended time in Merlo it was time to move on. Our first destination was a little farm in a verdant valley surrounded by the desert called Finca La Media Luna. It was a bit rustic made even more rustic by the fact that the local village that supplied power was not providing power. […]]]> https://www.dontwastelife.com/2024/travel/southamerica/argentina/4runner-roadtrip-northwest-argentina/feed/ 2 8428After our extended time in Merlo it was time to move on. Our first destination was a little farm in a verdant valley surrounded by the desert called Finca La Media Luna. It was a bit rustic made even more rustic by the fact that the local village that supplied power was not providing power. […] https://www.dontwastelife.com/2024/travel/southamerica/argentina/4runner-roadtrip-argentina-and-ibera-wetlands/ https://www.dontwastelife.com/2024/travel/southamerica/argentina/4runner-roadtrip-argentina-and-ibera-wetlands/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2024 13:54:50 +0000 https://www.dontwastelife.com/?p=8367 After crossing back into Argentina via the super fun ferry from Paraguay, we headed to Posadas for a two day respite in a really cool cabina. I didn’t want to leave; it didn’t hurt that they had upgraded us from just a room to an actual cabin. From there we spent a night in a […]]]> https://www.dontwastelife.com/2024/travel/southamerica/argentina/4runner-roadtrip-argentina-and-ibera-wetlands/feed/ 1 8367After crossing back into Argentina via the super fun ferry from Paraguay, we headed to Posadas for a two day respite in a really cool cabina. I didn’t want to leave; it didn’t hurt that they had upgraded us from just a room to an actual cabin. From there we spent a night in a […] https://www.dontwastelife.com/2024/travel/southamerica/uruguay/4runner-roadtrip-argentina-paraguay-the-misiones-province/ https://www.dontwastelife.com/2024/travel/southamerica/uruguay/4runner-roadtrip-argentina-paraguay-the-misiones-province/#comments Sun, 28 Jan 2024 17:22:50 +0000 https://www.dontwastelife.com/?p=8293 After an overnight flight from Madrid to Montevideo we were ready to resume our ‘light’ overlanding in South America. We spent two nights in Montevideo before going to pick up the 4Runner from the guys at UY Storage where she had been stored for the winter season. Aside from being a bit dusty, the 4Runner […]]]> https://www.dontwastelife.com/2024/travel/southamerica/uruguay/4runner-roadtrip-argentina-paraguay-the-misiones-province/feed/ 1 8293After an overnight flight from Madrid to Montevideo we were ready to resume our ‘light’ overlanding in South America. We spent two nights in Montevideo before going to pick up the 4Runner from the guys at UY Storage where she had been stored for the winter season. Aside from being a bit dusty, the 4Runner […] https://www.dontwastelife.com/2023/travel/europe/france/rv-roadtrip-a-few-months-of-slow-travel-in-france-and-spain/ https://www.dontwastelife.com/2023/travel/europe/france/rv-roadtrip-a-few-months-of-slow-travel-in-france-and-spain/#comments Wed, 27 Dec 2023 21:37:50 +0000 https://www.dontwastelife.com/?p=8195 After a couple of months in the States we were ready to get back to Peppa and RV life in Europe. We hadn’t really planned anything out but were planning on taking things slow and just enjoying France and Spain. We flew into Paris and stayed near the Latin Quarter which is a part of […]]]> https://www.dontwastelife.com/2023/travel/europe/france/rv-roadtrip-a-few-months-of-slow-travel-in-france-and-spain/feed/ 1 8195After a couple of months in the States we were ready to get back to Peppa and RV life in Europe. We hadn’t really planned anything out but were planning on taking things slow and just enjoying France and Spain. We flew into Paris and stayed near the Latin Quarter which is a part of […] https://www.dontwastelife.com/2023/travel/northamerica/california-is-dreamy-some-wild-wyoming/ https://www.dontwastelife.com/2023/travel/northamerica/california-is-dreamy-some-wild-wyoming/#respond Tue, 17 Oct 2023 09:13:43 +0000 https://www.dontwastelife.com/?p=8155 We arrived in SFO a little bit before midnight after an uneventful flight from Panama. We had to fly coach with Sebastian and were thus excluded from the adult drinks service on Copa. Also, there was no gluten free meal option available for this particular route. Fortunately for Shani, there is a rotisserie place in […]]]> https://www.dontwastelife.com/2023/travel/northamerica/california-is-dreamy-some-wild-wyoming/feed/ 0 8155We arrived in SFO a little bit before midnight after an uneventful flight from Panama. We had to fly coach with Sebastian and were thus excluded from the adult drinks service on Copa. Also, there was no gluten free meal option available for this particular route. Fortunately for Shani, there is a rotisserie place in […] https://www.dontwastelife.com/2023/travel/southamerica/uruguay/4runner-roadtrip-argentina-part-4-some-uruguay/ https://www.dontwastelife.com/2023/travel/southamerica/uruguay/4runner-roadtrip-argentina-part-4-some-uruguay/#comments Mon, 28 Aug 2023 16:39:59 +0000 https://www.dontwastelife.com/?p=8107 We had a lovely few days in San Martín de los Andes wandering around, walking by the lake and enjoying drinks out in a pretty idyllic setting just taking in all of the beauty of the region. But time ever marches on and we needed to keep moving as we had a flight planned back […]]]> https://www.dontwastelife.com/2023/travel/southamerica/uruguay/4runner-roadtrip-argentina-part-4-some-uruguay/feed/ 1 8107We had a lovely few days in San Martín de los Andes wandering around, walking by the lake and enjoying drinks out in a pretty idyllic setting just taking in all of the beauty of the region. But time ever marches on and we needed to keep moving as we had a flight planned back […] https://www.dontwastelife.com/2023/travel/southamerica/argentina/4runner-roadtrip-chile-part-1-argentina-part-3/ https://www.dontwastelife.com/2023/travel/southamerica/argentina/4runner-roadtrip-chile-part-1-argentina-part-3/#respond Mon, 24 Jul 2023 00:01:54 +0000 https://www.dontwastelife.com/?p=8022 Leaving Ushuaia, we were heading up to the Torres Del Paine region in Chile, something we were really looking forward to.  Our route would take us back to Rio Grande and then cross the border for a stay back in Punta Arenas. Just outside of Rio Grande we had to stop at the largest shrine […]]]> https://www.dontwastelife.com/2023/travel/southamerica/argentina/4runner-roadtrip-chile-part-1-argentina-part-3/feed/ 0 8022Leaving Ushuaia, we were heading up to the Torres Del Paine region in Chile, something we were really looking forward to.  Our route would take us back to Rio Grande and then cross the border for a stay back in Punta Arenas. Just outside of Rio Grande we had to stop at the largest shrine […]