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Hummingbird Farms, Grass Pyramids and Botero Plaza – RTW Week #19
Medellin, Colombia – This past week, the 19th into my RTW trip, began in the Zen surroundings of a hummingbird and butterfly farm in the mountains outside of Quito and ended at Botero Plaza in the loud and busy heart of central Medellin. In between, I spent about 37 hours in transit, snapped 949 photos, and added the fruit juices of Colombia to my…
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Bootleg Barbies, an Inauguration, a March Against Monsanto and the Coolest Floor…
Quito, Ecuador – If there’s been one constant on my extended jaunt around the world, it’s been this: I’m…
‘Around the World’, at 120 Days
Today, 21 May 2013, marks 120 days since I began this Around The World Trip, exactly four months to the day,…
Cusco, Aguas Calientes, Lima and the First 100 Days – A Week in the Life of my RTW
Lima - Last Wednesday, May Day, unceremoniously marked Day No. 100 of my Around the World Trip. I devoted about…
Travelin’ Shoes..
..taking a brief break today on the 12-week anniversary of my around-the-world trip. :)
Pink Fountains, Flying Pigs, Ernesto Cardenal and a new Pope – Mendoza notebook
There are two fountains in Mendoza’s gritty central Plaza Independencia. The larger one, in the center of the…
Leaving Patagonia, Slowly: RTW, The First Five Weeks
In the early days of January I sketched out the only rough timeline that would ever be produced for my current…
For Better or Worse – My RTW Packing List, Part I
The internet needs another long-term travel packing list about as much as Barack Obama and Henry Kissinger deserve…
One Week to Go – The ‘Round the World’ Working Plan v. 1.0
So, after more than a year of planning and preparation, the final week before my departure has arrived. Next…
Hitting a Wall
There's 35 days until the departure date for my extended jaunt and I've hit a wall. That's not a terrible thing;…
Mungo, a Bookcase and Jack Ruby – RTW: 40 Days to go
Meet Mungo. I gave him that Mohawk on a balmy summer day in Athens, Ohio, in 1986. On this cold Ljubljana…
Castle to Castle (Pic de Jour)
This is a quick lunchtime snap of the central Tivoli Park and Castle taken from Ljubljana's hilltop castle. This…
Pondering my Osprey Sojourn – RTW: 100 Days to go
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Update 27-Feb-2014: 11,000km Later: An Osprey Sojourn 25 Review…
Please Excuse the Dust
Dear all,
As you may notice, I’m in the midst of making some changes here. A new layout, along with some…
Inspiration, Istanbul and Packing Gadgets – LJ Pic of the Day
If you were looking for a bit of inspiration, a gentle nudge to let you know that you truly can be anything you…
Tracking a Stolen Laptop (and tablets and smartphones, etc)
Via Anil Polat's excellent tech travel tips website foXnoMad comes this exquisite tale involving Panamanian…
Collection of Vintage Luggage Labels
Sudan - Wadi Halfa - Nile Hotel, a photo by Luggage Labels by b-effe on Flickr.
This is a luggage label for the…
An Arrow on Steroids – RTW 001
Let’s say --hypothetically, of course-- that a person decided that time was ripening to take off on an extended…