COLOMBIA | Wednesday, 30 May 2012 | Views [2914] | Video
A look at the transport options between Iquitos, Peru and the Tri-Border region of Brazil, Colombia and Peru in the Amazon--the towns of Tabatinga, Leticia and Santa Rosa, respectively. We take a flight from Iquitos to Caballococha then make our way ... Read more >
Tags: amazon, border crossing, brazil, caballococha, colombia, iquitos, leticia, peru, santa rosa, tabatinga
PERU | Sunday, 20 May 2012 | Views [3906] | Video
For some that venture to Iquitos, there is an overpowering force with a relentless grip; this force holds all those who experience it under a spell, a spell that causes the enchanted to get caught in Iquitos. Because of the supposed ineffable charms ... Read more >
Tags: alan shoemaker, amazon, ayahuasca, iquitos, mad mick, mad micks bunk house trading post, peru
PERU | Saturday, 19 May 2012 | Views [6842] | Video
Walking from Cusco's (Peru) Plaza de Armas, the path is direct to the Almudena Cemetery, a 30 to 45 minute stroll dependent on your speed and the bodies adjustment to Cusco's altitude. Though the route is simple, it can be confusing because the street ... Read more >
Tags: almudena cemetery, cusco, cuzco, day of the dead, dia de los muertos, halloween
PERU | Friday, 18 May 2012 | Views [348] | Video
Images of Cusco's sites and festivities, such as Inti Raymi, Señor de los Milagros, and Saqsayhuaman.
Tags: cuzco, inti raymi, inti raymi, peru, saqsayhuaman, señor de los milagros cusco, south america
PERU | Wednesday, 16 May 2012 | Views [1900] | Video
How to independently visit and what you will see at the ruins of Moray and the salt works of Salinas (aka Salineras). The journey can be done by private tour, or--as in this show--independently by public transport, hiking and hitching. Begin in Cusco ... Read more >
Tags: cusco, cuzco, el valle sagrado, hiking, peru moray, pichingoto, salinas, salineras, tarabamba, urubamba maras
PERU | Tuesday, 15 May 2012 | Views [4255] | Video
Check out some of what Lima has to offer.
Familiarize yourself with some of the must-see sights in Lima and also check in with the South American Explorers Club and how they can help the short-term tourist or the longer term adventurer to S. America.... Read more >
Tags: anticucho, lima, peru, plaza de armas, south america, south american explorers club
USA | Monday, 14 May 2012 | Views [2072] | Video
Surprise! Cafe is the hippest restaurant you'll come across in N.E.California! With a philosophy of fresh food and friendly atmosphere, the Suprise! Cafe is a local institution and community hub.
Tags: adventure, alturas, california, cedarville, coffee, dirt roads, modoc, northern california, pizza, surprise cafe
COLOMBIA | Sunday, 13 May 2012 | Views [2472] | Video
Every two years in the town of Riosucio, a few hours from Medellin in Colombia, they celebrate the Carnaval de Riosucio--popularly know as the Carnaval del Diablo (the Festival of the Devil). The festivities take place 24/7 over a five day period.... Read more >
Tags: bullfight, carnaval de riosucio, carnaval del diablo, carnival of the devil, colombia, corralejas, festival rio sucio, medellin, party, south america
PERU | Sunday, 13 May 2012 | Views [6463] | Video
Shipibo handicraft design consists of patterns tied to their cosmological worldview. The geometric patterns are not just design but also musical notation, Shipibos can create visual pattern from sound and sound from visual pattern--thus, the myth goes, ... Read more >
Tags: anthropology, ayahuasca, icaro, iquitos, music, myth, peru textile anaconda, shipibo, synesthesia, vision
USA | Saturday, 12 May 2012 | Views [6230] | Video
Burning Man
Black Rock City, Nevada -- where the annual Burning Man festival takes place, the Temple of Transition Burn, the Man Burn, the Steampunk Octopus "El Pulpo Mecanico, Distrikt and the Thunder Dome... Watch this to get an a sense ... Read more >
Tags: burning man, temple of transition, thunder dome
PERU | Saturday, 12 May 2012 | Views [3271] | Video
Outlawed in most of the western world, cockfights remain a thriving bloodsport in many places. In the Amazonian city of Iquitos, we venture into the world of the fighting rooster. We check out the rules, the training of the birds, the betting on the ... Read more >
Tags: cockfights, controversy, iquitos, peru
USA | Tuesday, 13 Mar 2012 | Views [2859] | Video
Opened in 1946, you can find the Original Hot Dog on a Stick next to the Santa Monica pier and adjacent to the Original Muscle Beach in Santa Monica, California. The building is scheduled to be torn down this year, but, at the moment, they remain open ... Read more >
Tags: california, food, hot dog dance, hot dog on a stick, los angeles, muscle beach, santa monica, santa monica beach
MEXICO | Tuesday, 13 Mar 2012 | Views [4683] | Comments [1]
The moon crossed the sky, coyotes howled in
the distance, and the campfire crackled, yet my focus centered on our
instructor and guide, Ernesto Molina Villalobos, as he recited ancient tribal
myths counterbalanced by tales of modern-day political ... Read more >
Tags: beach, bushman, isla tiburon, mexico, seri, survival, traditional skills
USA | Monday, 12 Mar 2012 | Views [1865] | Video
Thousand gather at the Thien Hau Temple in Chinatown, Los Angeles to welcome the Year of the Dragon (龍年).
Tags: 2012, chinatown, chinatown los angeles, chinese new year, chinese zodiac, lunar new year, midnight temple ceremony, thien hau temple, year of the dragon
PERU | Monday, 12 Mar 2012 | Views [4096] | Video
Drawn to the Amazon by the opportunity to study the traditions of Amazonian Medicine Men, or Shamans, Ron Wheelock has lived in Iquitos, Peru since 2000.
Over the years he developed into an adept and trusted Medicne Man himself.
... Read more >
Tags: amazon, ayahuasca, don agustin rivas vasquez, gringo shaman of the amazon, icaros, iquitos, medicine man, peru, ron wheelock, shamanism
USA | Monday, 12 Mar 2012 | Views [3791] | Video
Seen on the Venice Beach Boardwalk, on the Sunset Strip, on TV and in a few movies--Harry Perry a.ka. "The Kama Kosmic Krusader" has surprised many tourists as he rolls up and rocks their world. www.harryperryband.com
Tags: adventure, boardwalk, busk, california, harry perry, kama kosmic krusader, la, los angeles, los angeles travel, venice beach
USA | Monday, 12 Mar 2012 | Views [2740] | Video
If you're into food, The Ferry Building Marketplace in San Francisco is the place to get some of the best of the bay areas produce, artisanal local and specialty foodstuffs all in one place. Any foodie who wants to sample some of the finest artisanal ... Read more >
Tags: acme bread, blue bottle, boccalone salumeria, cowgirl creamery, far west fungi, ferry building marketplace, food, salumi cone, san francisco, san francisco ferry building
PERU | Monday, 12 Mar 2012 | Views [4052] | Video
Iquito's Belen Market, Mercado Belen , the biggest and most diverse market in the Peruvian Amazon, covers over 20 blocks.
Early in the morning people arrive from jungle villages to sell their produce.
Located close ... Read more >
Tags: amazon, belen, belen market, iquitos, peru, south america, witches alley
CAMBODIA | Sunday, 11 Mar 2012 | Views [1660] | Scholarship Entry
Bugging for a Snack Deep-fried tarantulas and thumb-sized fried black water bugs are stacked neatly on opposite sides of a large pizza tray. Guarding the creature-laden platter, a Khmer woman squats and beckons passers-by. Lured by curiosity, ... Read more >
Tags: bug, cambodia, phnom penh, psar thmei, tarantula
