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Today we explore the Amazon jungle by night. Our flashlights reveal plenty of creepy crawlies, including unusual insects, cute frogs, a variety of spiders – including a bizarre one that looked like a robot, and Andie got her wish when we saw not one, but two tarantulas! Stephen was relieved to not run into any snakes, but later that night he was jolted awake by an an uninvited “guest” in our bed!

Only 2% of the #Amazon Jungle is in Ecuador, and part of that is in the #Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, which is where we visited during our Ecuador trip. It was our first visit to the world's largest rainforest, and we already can't wait to go back and see more!

This is the sixth 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!

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!

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📍LOCATION: Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, Ecuador, South America

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:28 Lagoon Swimming
01:00 Caiman Search
01:38 Baby Snake
02:30 Claustrophobia
02:43 Night 2
03:58 Venus & Sunset
04:18 Nightwalk in the Jungle
04:54 Big Creepy Spider(s)!
04:29 Nocturnal Bird & Frogs
05:57 Tarantula!
06:27 Another Tarantula!
07:03 IT WAS IN OUR BED!

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Follow Our Mission to See ALL 50 STATES! 🇺🇸 in our Sprinter camper van, “Ace!” 🚐

The BEST overnight parking! #vanlife 🚐 We found

The BEST overnight parking! #vanlife 🚐
We found four really cool park-ups on our recent cross country trip. Thanks, @HarvestHosts!

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PLACES VISITED IN THIS VLOG:

@littleanthonysdiner - Tucson, AZ

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@redlightroastery - Hot Springs, AR

🦙 Arella Farm - Lamar, MS

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What’s YOUR favorite road trip snack? Join us a

What’s YOUR favorite road trip snack?

Join us at @bucees for some road trip snacks! They’ve got as many options as they do gas pumps! 💪

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as seen in Animas, New Mexico. • • • #du

as seen in Animas, New Mexico.

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Hot tip from Hot Springs – bring a tea bag. ☕️

We visited Hot Springs, Arkansas for an afternoon, and though we didn’t have enough time to bathe in the thermal waters, we did find one of several *hot* water fountains that are located around downtown and Hot Springs National Park. Next time, we’ll be sure to bring a tea bag and mug, and explore the park.

Lin in bio to see the full vlog “Van Troubles Again” now live on our channel!

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When you finally get your campervan… and it bre

When you finally get your campervan…
and it breaks down at a world famous art installation.

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Get an annual parks pass! Where will you use it fi

Get an annual parks pass!
Where will you use it first?

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#annualparkspass #arizona #vanlife #travelmatters #travel

What is THE THING???” 👽 As we drove through A

What is THE THING???” 👽
As we drove through Arizona we saw sign after sign for something called “THE THING.” Naturally, curiosity made us stop to see what the heck The Thing was. No surprise – there’s an admission to get into the museum within the massive souvenir shop that contains the Thing. We decided to skip it. but if you know what The Thing is, tell us in the comments!

Link in bio for all that we did see in Arizona!

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🚐 seeing all 50 states like… This is just t

🚐 seeing all 50 states like…

This is just the beginning. We’re so excited for all of the adventures that are ahead!

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3 cool facts about White Sands! We came to White

3 cool facts about White Sands!

We came to White Sands National Park for some wild sledding (which didn’t exactly go as we’d expected 😜), but we also learned these really cool facts about this other-worldly place!

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