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Peregrinations Mexico and Central America on Motorcycle: Open road, open heart, open mind.

Gallery: Huacachina and Lima

PERU | Sunday, 18 May 2008 | Photo Gallery

Sandboarding and vultures
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Gallery: Cañon de Colca

PERU | Wednesday, 14 May 2008 | Photo Gallery

Condors, Inca graves, and the canyon
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El Cruz del Condor

PERU | Wednesday, 14 May 2008 | Views [704]

If I could, Oh, how I would, Love to fly on the breeze. But if I could fly, Just how would I Choose my set of wings? The quick darting flight Of a swallow so bright It too hurried for my taste. Likewise the Kestrel, Or the high-diving Petrel, ... Read more >


What furry, four-legged pet is commonly eaten in Peru?

PERU | Thursday, 8 May 2008 | Views [1009]

Guinea Pig! And it's delicious.


Gallery: Machu Picchu

PERU | Tuesday, 6 May 2008 | Photo Gallery

Machu Picchu
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Three strikes, you're out!

BOLIVIA | Tuesday, 6 May 2008 | Views [805]

When we left Argentina, virtually the entire country was gridded with strikes. Roads were closed everywhere in protest to the President's new "wealth dispersal" policy. The piqueteros made it very difficult for Kyle and I to leave Cordoba, ... Read more >


Gallery: Ausangate Circuit

PERU | Friday, 2 May 2008 | Photo Gallery

Ausangate Circuit
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Gallery: Sorata, Copacabana, and Isla del Sol

BOLIVIA | Friday, 2 May 2008 | Photo Gallery

Sorata, Copacabana, and Isla del Sol
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Excerpt from my journal: 21st of April, Isla del Sol

BOLIVIA | Monday, 21 Apr 2008 | Views [768]

I am sitting in front of my tent on Isla del Sol, birthplace of Inka civilization. Somewhere on the northern tip of the island, Manco Kapac and his sister/wife were created from stone and sent off to populate the Andes. But I'll see all that tomorrow.... Read more >


Dedicated to Mother Earth -- what a beautiful place this world is!

BOLIVIA | Sunday, 13 Apr 2008 | Views [1380] | Comments [6]

Location: La Paz, Bolivia, at a mere 11,942 feet Mood: Relaxed and still in disbelief Most recent meal: Pancakes! Hallelujah for pancakes! Well, folks, I have climbed the mountain. Just shy of 20,000 feet (6,088 m), Huayna Potosi is the most ... Read more >


Gallery: Huayna Potosi

BOLIVIA | Sunday, 13 Apr 2008 | Photo Gallery

My ascent of the 6,088 m mountain
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Gallery: Potosí, Sucre and La Paz

BOLIVIA | Sunday, 13 Apr 2008 | Photo Gallery

Three Bolivian cities
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So, I'm on this great new diet...

BOLIVIA | Saturday, 5 Apr 2008 | Views [947] | Comments [2]

...it's called "Bolivia". It's fantastic, you should try it: the food here is pretty lean, and it's out of your body in under 6 hours! It's an easy way to lose those pesky five pounds I put on in Argentina. Kyle's on an even better diet, ... Read more >


Volcanoes, flamingoes and salt, oh my!

BOLIVIA | Friday, 4 Apr 2008 | Views [941]

Hey there, everyone. I just returned from a four-day three-night trip through southwestern Bolivia in a Jeep on rough backroads. It was incredible, and I can't even begin to describe it all here, so check out the pics in the new photo gallery. Essentially, ... Read more >


Gallery: Salar de Uyuni

BOLIVIA | Friday, 4 Apr 2008 | Photo Gallery

Southwestern Bolivia
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How To Flee Patagonia in Nine Easy Steps

ARGENTINA | Sunday, 30 Mar 2008 | Views [1721]

I mistakenly spent two full months in Patagonian Argentina. What can I say? It's pretty much a perfect place. But that left a mere three months for the rest of my journey to Ecuador, so Kyle and I balled it through all of central and northern Chile and ... Read more >


Gallery: The Mad Dash North

ARGENTINA | Sunday, 30 Mar 2008 | Photo Gallery

Chile and Northern Argentina
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New Photos

ARGENTINA | Wednesday, 12 Mar 2008 | Views [812] | Comments [2]

No stories here, folks. Just a quick message to let you know there are three new photo galleries up, including photos of Perito Moreno Glaciar, Fitz Roy, Estancia La Pampa, a guanaco in a restaurant, four different raptors (well, condors aren't technically ... Read more >


Gallery: Hitching north, Estancia la Pampa

ARGENTINA | Wednesday, 12 Mar 2008 | Photo Gallery

Hitching north, Estancia la Pampa
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Gallery: Fitz Roy

ARGENTINA | Wednesday, 12 Mar 2008 | Photo Gallery

Fitz Roy
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