Portland, Ore., USA – I’ve taken quite a few long bus rides over the past several months: Bariloche to Mendoza,... Read More
I’m writing this in San Jose, Costa Rica, exactly where I had planned to be on the six-month anniversary of... Read More
Panama City, Panama – These last seven days, the 21st week into my Round the World jaunt, witnessed a pair... Read More
Cartagena, Colombia –The Hotel Stil is an eleven-story relic of the late nineteen-sixties or seventies that isn’t good at wearing... Read More
Cartagena, Colombia – After a fourteen-and-a-half hour bus ride from Medellin, I arrived in Cartagena this morning, the northernmost point... Read More
Medellin, Colombia – This past week, the 19th into my RTW trip, began in the Zen surroundings of a hummingbird... Read More
Quito, Ecuador – If there’s been one constant on my extended jaunt around the world, it’s been this: I’m finding... Read More
Today, 21 May 2013, marks 120 days since I began this Around The World Trip, exactly four months to the... Read More
Lima – Last Wednesday, May Day, unceremoniously marked Day No. 100 of my Around the World Trip. I devoted about... Read More
..taking a brief break today on the 12-week anniversary of my around-the-world trip. 🙂... Read More
There are two fountains in Mendoza’s gritty central Plaza Independencia. The larger one, in the center of the square, features... Read More
In the early days of January I sketched out the only rough timeline that would ever be produced for my... Read More
The internet needs another long-term travel packing list about as much as Barack Obama and Henry Kissinger deserve another Nobel... Read More
So, after more than a year of planning and preparation, the final week before my departure has arrived. Next Monday... Read More
_________________________________ Update 27-Feb-2014: 11,000km Later: An Osprey Sojourn 25 Review _________________________________ Today marks 100 Days to Go until the departure... Read More
Let’s say –hypothetically, of course– that a person decided that time was ripening to take off on an extended trip.... Read More