https://www.professionalhiatus.com Putting our careers on hold to answer the call of travel Wed, 12 Apr 2023 14:21:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/06/19/south-america-travel-expenses/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/06/19/south-america-travel-expenses/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:10:32 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=4174 Just for you, we have carefully tallied every dollar, sole, peso and boliviano spent during our South American journey. We have listed the average daily cost per person by...]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/06/19/south-america-travel-expenses/feed/ 0 https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/02/01/lake-titicaca-homestay-on-taquile/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/02/01/lake-titicaca-homestay-on-taquile/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:30:11 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=3423 Never underestimate the power of a personal connection and the impact it can have on your overall experience of a place. While sick in Puno, we befriended a young boy working in our hostel simply by smiling and greeting him each morning by name...]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/02/01/lake-titicaca-homestay-on-taquile/feed/ 6 https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/01/25/steam-me-up-scotty/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/01/25/steam-me-up-scotty/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:00:54 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=3350 Sometimes, every day life steps in and forces you to slow down or even take a few steps backwards. Nothing more so than being sick away from home... ]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2013/01/25/steam-me-up-scotty/feed/ 13 https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2012/12/20/board-sports-in-peru/ https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2012/12/20/board-sports-in-peru/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:38:16 +0000 http://www.professionalhiatus.com/?p=2793 The little beach town of Huanchaco, Peru was our first stop after leaving the mountains of Ecuador. After our 2am border crossing, we skirted through the northern city of Piura and headed south to Trujillo.]]> https://www.professionalhiatus.com/2012/12/20/board-sports-in-peru/feed/ 0