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CURRENT SERIES: 🐒 Ecuador! 🇪🇨

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Cotopaxi – we had it all to ourselves! 🌋⁠
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We took a day-trip to Cotopaxi National Park and explored Ecuador’s second-largest active volcano on horseback. After stopping along the way to pick up some coca candies to help prevent altitude sickness, we were surprised to learn that we were the only ones in our group to choose horseback riding over hiking or mountain bikes. This meant we had the entire vast area surrounding Cotopaxi all to ourselves! Our guide and our three beautiful horses led us through an ever-changing terrain and the weather took a turn for the worse halfway through. We got pelted with hail and rocked by wicked thunder and lightning! We also saw lots of bones, a lone wild horse, and got some incredible drone footage!⁠
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Our new vlog is Episode 3 of our Ecuador series and it's live on Youtube! This is the third video in our first-ever international series. Quito, Ecuador was the first international trip we took together back in 2011. Eleven years later, it’s where we filmed our first international series and first drone footage for our channel! ⁠
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We spent two weeks in Ecuador this time, including Quito, day-trips to Mindo and Cotopaxi National Park, the Amazon, and one of our top-3 bucket list destinations: the Galápagos Islands! Our Amazon and Galapagos vlogs will be rolling out over the coming weeks!⁠
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Have you been to (or would you go to) an active volcano? Which one? Let us know!⁠
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Giddy on up over to that → link in bio ← to see the vlog!⁠
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#cotopaxi #cotopaxinationalpark #ecuador #volcano #activevolcano #ecuadorvolcanoes #horseback #travelmatters #YouTube #travelvlog #southamericatravel #ecuadortravel #terrasurtravels
This video is slowed down to 25%. That means this This video is slowed down to 25%. That means this little guy is really flapping his wings 4 TIMES FASTER than this! 🤯 Oh yeah - and he’s in today’s new vlog.

➡️ LINK IN BIO ⬅️

We took a day-trip from Quito to Mindo and hiked through the cloud forest to see some beautiful waterfalls and zipline above the canopy. On our way there, we stopped at San Tadeo Birding (where we met this hummingbird) and Mariposario De Mindo. Since Ecuador is home to some of the world’s best chocolate, we visited a local, artisanal chocolatier to see how it’s made. 
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#hummingbird #ecuador #mindo #travelvlog #vloggers #travelmatters #southamerica #youtube
Our first international series (and our first dron Our first international series (and our first drone shots!!!) in 1, 2, 3, 4… 

Quito, Ecuador was the first international trip we took together back in 2011. Nearly 11 years later, it’s where we filmed our first international series and our first drone footage! 

But on this trip to Ecuador, we spent two whole weeks and we didn’t just visit Quito. We made day trips to Mindo and Cotopaxi National Park, spent a few days in the Amazon, and five days in one of our top-3 bucket list destinations: the Galápagos Islands!

This week’s vlog kicks off of our Ecuador series with Quito! Head to that LINK IN BIO to explore the capital city with us!

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#elpanecillo #elpanecilloquito #quito #ecuador #southamerica #travelvlog #travelmatters #youtubers #travelvloggers #dronevideography
Is this seat taken? ⁠🥰⁠ We don't typically Is this seat taken? ⁠🥰⁠
We don't typically lounge in the sun, or take cruises. But when both of those things happen twice, within 6 months' time, there's only one logical thing for us to do: 🛳 A SHIP-COMPARISON VIDEO! 🚢⁠
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Which cruise line did we like better? → 🔗 IN BIO ←  for our @princesscruises vs. @royalcaribbean face-off video! ⁠
We explore the differences between the ships and ⁠compare things like the food, our cabins, the service, decor, and more!⁠⁠ Spoiler alert: the competition wasn't even close!⁠
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This is the final video from our Caribbean cruise series⁠ which took place on @the80scruise! Swipe ⬅️ for a taste of the on-deck differences 📷:⁠
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⬅️ 1) taking full advantage of a rare, empty row of lounge chairs on Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas.⁠
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⬅️ 2) so long, Seattle. Alaska here we come! sailing away on Princess Cruises' Majestic Princess⁠.⁠
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⬅️ 3) from trying to stay cool on the Caribbean...⁠
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⬅️ 4) ... to trying to stay warm in Alaska.⁠
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⬅️ 5) Mariner of the Seas had hammocks and plenty of on-board games and activities...⁠
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⬅️ 6) ... and Majestic Princess showed us glaciers(!) and some of the most amazing wildlife and nature we've ever seen. ⁠
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Don't forget to stop and take time to appreciate w Don't forget to stop and take time to appreciate where you are.⁠
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So much of the time, we're go-go-going. We often have to remind ourselves to just stop and take it all in. We've been so fortunate to see some amazing places and things just this past year alone. Now, we want to figure out how to slow down a little and make the experiences even richer.⁠
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How do you like travel?: ⁠
Do as much as possible or slow + chill?⁠
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☀️ Hello, summer! Wishing you a summer full o ☀️ Hello, summer! 
Wishing you a summer full of happiness, incredible experiences, and tons of new memories. Are these geese #summergoals, or what? 😊
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#firstdayofsummer #summervibes☀️ #summertime #summer2022 #canadageese #canadageeseofinstagram #goslings #northcarolina #westernnorthcarolina #water #waterreflection #pondlife #reflections
They were SO CLOSE! 🛩 😳 When we learned St. They were SO CLOSE! 🛩 😳
When we learned St. Maarten was one of the stops on our @RoyalCaribbean cruise, we knew there was only one thing we had to do – go to Maho Beach a.k.a. “airplane beach." The planes were so low – and directly above us! – as they came in for a landing!

It is seriously SO FUN! It seems like you can practically touch them, and if you’re lucky enough to time your visit right, you’ll catch one of the couple massive JUMBO JETS that come into Princess Juliana International Airport every day.

It was a $10 cab ride from our port. If you’re not up for standing right in the path of the planes, there’s a restaurant right at the end of the beach where you can enjoy a drink and/or food with a view of all of the action.

Buckle up and hit that 🔗 to see em all in our ✈ NEW VLOG ✈ 

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#stmaarten #mahobeach #stmaartenairport #sintmaarten #airplanebeach #caribbean #saintmartin #sxmairport #travelmatters #vloggers #travelvloggers #youtubers
Guess who’s celebrating another year around the Guess who’s celebrating another year around the sun today? 🥳 Please join me in wishing Andie a HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 🎂🎉🎈

To the most wonderful woman in the world - here’s to another 365 days of exploring the world and sharing all of life’s adventures. 😍 .

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#happybirthday #birthday #birthdaygirl #gemini #travel #vlogger #explore #lustforlife 
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