Continued from Part One. We left Chachapoyas in a taxi, bound for the little town of Pedro Ruiz. We were early, very early, for the bus to Taropoto, so we walked the length of this one-donkey town, stopped at a restaurant for … [Continue reading]
We were only on our second bottle of wine when we decided to go to the Amazon. It was an easy decision to make. Our Aussie friends were there to watch the house, and we didn’t have anything else to do, as was most often the case during our time in … [Continue reading]
After writing the first installment of the Alphabet List, I thought that this would be a breeze. Just go through the letters, and pick places or activities that intrigue me. Easy peasy, right? Wrong. There are so many things to see, touch, taste and … [Continue reading]
We’d left the northern Croatian coast early that morning, our trusty, rented Volkswagen steed primed and ready. No plans were laid save for an arrival in Prague in one day’s time. We’d hoped to make it as far as Graz, Austria that day, but a long … [Continue reading]
“The don’t make you pay to get on the camel, they make you pay to get off the camel.” I’m no fan of touts. The in-your-face desperation, at once heart wrenching and rage inducing, exists the world over. I’ve elbowed past them in … [Continue reading]
Most people that I know have a bucket list. Especially the people I know in the travel community. The things they aspire to see and do are admirable, and many succeed in fulfilling their dreams. That’s not to say that people only do things on their … [Continue reading]
Will and I have lived outside of our home country for three years. When we began this nomadic lifestyle, I envisioned a revolving door of friends and family eager to see us and the beautifully exotic destinations we were calling home for the moment. … [Continue reading]
A few weeks ago, I read a few studies regarding the general happiness of facebook users. These studies indicated that people who are more active on social media felt less satisfied with their lives when they compared themselves to their facebook … [Continue reading]
We slept late on our last day in Delhi. Our flight home wasn’t until early evening, and we only had a few things on our agenda for the day, so why not? I stretched in bed for a moment before throwing off the blanket in the chilly air. As I … [Continue reading]
He was a smooth talking showman, of that there was little doubt. We sipped beers and huddled against the cold on the balcony of his restaurant, the Pahar Ganj, Delhi streets below still in full swing at 11 pm. He made the requisite small talk … [Continue reading]