How many days have I spent on buses, watching the countryside slide by under the translucent reflection of my face? How many greasy spots has my forehead left on windows as far north as Colombia and as far south as Chile? How many bottles of […]
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After an eventful trip into the Ecuadorian Amazon we headed out of Quito to a small town at the foot of the Tungurahua Volcano. Banos de Agua Santa (baths of holy water) gets it’s name from the many hot springs surrounding the city. Rolling into town, […]
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The only way to get off an overnight bus is to stagger. It’s early, the sun isn’t even fully risen and the wind blows cold and dusty through empty streets. Only one place is open and we go there to wait in an unfinished room, […]
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The border didn’t look like much. I tucked my passport into my pocket, the ink from Peruvian immigration still drying, and adjusted my backpack. I began walking down the dusty road lined with a few low, buildings, a brick arch separating the two countries. The […]
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Plan out entire afternoons if I need to buy a few things. Don’t get me wrong, I still have a special hatred of Wal-Mart but shopping is a lot more complicated without giant stores that sell everything. If you need to buy a padlock, a […]
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We’ve just spend a month or so exploring Peru and it did not disappoint. One of the highlights was visiting Machu Picchu via the Inca Trail, which was amazing. We were even lucky enough to experience a rare snow storm that happens maybe once a year as […]
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King Hoto-Matua had a dream about a far off land. He took his people left Hiva and came to Rapa Nui in a double hulled canoe. They lived in isolation for over 1,000 years. Somewhere in there, they carved tons of volcanic rock into the […]
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We had the opportunity to visit Easter Island, or Rapa Nui as the locals call it. It is the southeastern most point in the Polynesian triangle. Our trip to one of the most remote inhabited island started with a 6 hour flight from Santiago. The […]
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There’s a little strip mall on the east side of Cheyenne. In one of it’s beige blocks, a little restaurant has covered its flimsy walls with aprons of all different sizes, shapes and colors. It was our restaurant. I don’t know if it was because […]
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Mountain biking is one of my favorite things to do. We get to explore a new area, get an adrenaline boost and get some payback on Bryci as well. During our travels I’ve been scouting out ways to get us on a bike as often […]
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The curse started building steam from the moment we stepped on the bus. We had found what appeared to be a fabulous 5 day, 4 night trip into the Amazon for an absolute bargain. A glossy pamphlet showed photos of anacondas, sloths, monkeys and pink […]
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