Foto Friday: Misty Machu Picchu
Foto Friday: Misty Machu PicchuI've now been to Machu Picchu on three different occasions. I've arrived at the site three different ways and had three diff... Read More...
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10 Things I WON’T Miss About South America
10 things I will not miss about South AmericaI love South America, it has a vibrancy to it that I've never felt before. It has a way of taking hold of you, ... Read More...
The Photo Vulture: 5 Steps to Avoid Becoming a Bird of Prey
The Photo Vulture: Guest Post by Crystal StreetWe've all seen the vulture. It lurks in the shadows, poised to pounce once the cliche is in motion. The beg... Read More...
The Spanish Inquisition in the Americas
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The Spanish Inquisition in the Americas
The Spanish had just won back large sections of Southern Spain still held by Muslim Moors and were high on t... Read More...
Chan Chan and the Huaca de la Luna
Chan Chan and Huaca de la LunaMost people visit Peru to see Machu Pichu, and rightfully so, Machu Picchu is one of the most impressive sites in the entire w... Read More...
Canyoning: Rafting without a Raft
Canyoning, Like Rafting Without a Raft.EcuadorOur group gingerly scampers through the narrow canyon. We slide ourselves across slick rocks on our backs... Read More...
AmaZOOnicos
AmaZOOnicosThe Jungle breaths. As you are standing under its thick green canopy, wandering along the beds of its narrow canyon creeks, or floating down its ... Read More...
Mining Cerro Rico
One of the people traveling with me looked at me as we came out of the mine and said “this is all put on for tourists isn’t it?” And it is easy to see how he co... Read More...
3 Things that Now Annoy me About Home
3 Things that now annoy me about homeIt may be that case that I have been on the road to long, and that the world used to live in works at a different pace ... Read More...
Chicago: A Week’s Guide to Attractions
Chicago: A Week's Guide to AttractionsI set foot in Chicago knowing very little about this historical city. To be honest, I wondered at the start of my tr... Read More...
Chicago: A Photo Essay
Chicago: A Photo EssayI have spent nearly the entirety of the past year in South America. I had become accustomed to great architecture, insightful museums... Read More...
Chicago and my Love for Subway Music
Chicago and my love for subway musicAs I submerged myself down through the gates of Chicago O’Hare International airport and into the awaiting subwayCh... Read More...
My Experience with Reverse Culture Shock
Reverse Culture ShockThe idea of culture shock is talked about all the time. The idea is that we have become so set in on you ways of life in our particula... Read More...
Rafting the Amazon Basin
“Wow, look at that,” one of my co-paddlers punctuated as she pointed upwards at a tall bridal veil waterfall that found escape from the high flats and spiralled... Read More...