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Savvy Hedgehog
This hedgehog knows many things. Join us on our adventures, epic and otherwise.

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Aug
22
Photo of Meera and Jerry in front of a handpainted sign reading "Bella Vista Bella."

Escaping the Texas Heat in Santiago and Valle Nevado, Chile

Twenty-four miles west and eight thousand feet up from Santiago, Chile, is the only South American destination on the venerable
5 min read
Aug
20

How to Pack for a Multi-Season Trip (Without Checking a Bag)

Everyone knows checking a bag is just asking the airline to lose your luggage. But when your trip covers three hemispheres in three weeks, how do you avoid it? Here's how I did it.
4 min read
Aug
12
A ski helmet, Olympus camera, and two steins of beer on a wooden table.

Experiments in Ski Photography

I spent our third day at Valle Nevado focusing on taking pictures instead of skiing. Here are the results.
4 min read
Aug
08
Sunset: stripes of pink surround bands of gold and orange behind a snow-covered mountain.

How Not to Ski Every Run At Valle Nevado in One Day

We tried to ski every single piste in one single day. We almost succeeded.
1 min read
Aug
07
Photo from Valle Nevado looking down on a layer of clouds.

Notes from Our First Day at Valle Nevado, Chile

Our first day skiing in Chile started inauspiciously, and way too early, but it ended with hours of skiing and some beer.
2 min read
Jul
01
Compressed gallery view of all 5,226 photos we took in 2022.

2022 in Review

Looking back on 2022 to prepare us for looking forward to 2023.
4 min read
Mar
05
Our 3 Favorite Sub-$250 Purchases of 2022

Our 3 Favorite Sub-$250 Purchases of 2022

You don't have to spend a fortune to go on adventures, but sometimes spending a little bit more can help. Here are our favorite sub-$250 purchases of 2022.
2 min read
Jan
22
Theodul Pass, Switzerland, flanked by the Matterhorn.

7 Tips to Make Your Zermatt Ski Trip a Bit More Epic

Our 2022 ski trip to Zermatt, Switzerland, was our second time visiting the city. The first time, we went during
3 min read
Jan
15
Our 3 Biggest Mistakes of 2022 (And What We Learned)

Our 3 Biggest Mistakes of 2022 (And What We Learned)

From where we are today, these are the things that look like our best opportunities to do better next year.
3 min read
Jan
15
Our 3 Most Important Lessons of 2022

Our 3 Most Important Lessons of 2022

As part of our review of 2022, we sat down to think through things we've learned (or re-learned, or re-re-learned). We pulled out three lessons that stand out above all the rest.
3 min read