The name just about says it all. It takes four to tango. As you watch this, you might notice that one of these Flackett-Levins is not like the others. Mark seems to get his sense of rhythm from a long line of clumsy, drunken elephants. But check out the fleet-footed moves of the rest of […]
INTRO TO FILM: THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CINEMA
As part of our journey, we’re sitting down with filmmakers all over the world and talking about work, life and our shared love of telling stories. In Buenos Aires, we spoke with Benjamin Ávila, an Argentinian writer-director, whose first narrative feature premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this past Spring and will be screening at […]
IS BUENOS AIRES MORE LIKE NEW YORK OR PARIS?
The debate rages on. In living color. Welcome to Argentina, friends. Buckle up as Franny and Finn argue both sides of the issue. Shot entirely on our iPhone 4S.
PARQUE DE LA RESERVA, LIMA
Of all 108 attractions in Lima listed on Trip Advisor, the Parque Reserva clocks in at #5. For a mere 4 soles (about $1.60) to enter, some consider it the most bang for the entertainment buck in all of this Peruvian capital city. But for some, the several thousand dollars in plane fare is prohibitive. […]
HOUSE HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL: PISAC, PERU
Pisac, in the beautiful Sacred Valley of Peru, is a community famous for its immense local market, full of intricate handicrafts, woven alpaca textiles, and silver jewelry of all shapes and sizes. It is equally well-known for its Incan ruins, which sit atop a hill at the entrance to the valley. The ruins are constructed […]
FRANNY AND FINN PRESENT MACHU PICCHU
Your two young guides break down one of the Seven Wonders of the World* into bite-size pieces.(*There is not universal agreement on what the Seven Wonders of the World actually are. But we intend to visit five of the New Seven Wonders of the World on our journey: Machu Picchu, the Colosseum, the Great Wall […]
RADIO CUSCO
Far off the beaten path, at a small AM radio station on the outskirts of Cusco, Jennifer is pulled into a local celebration — much to the mortification of her children.
REFLECTIONS ON LIFE ON THE ROAD: FRIENDSHIP
After only three weeks of travel, it’s extraordinary how different this journey has been compared with ever other trip we’ve taken in our lives. First of all, we’ve never kept a blog before, sharing our lives so openly. Nor have we made so many new and dear friends in such a short period of time. […]
JEWISH COWBOYS OF PERU
Four lonesome renegades disappear into the Andes, never to be heard from again.