JW's Indelible Elevations

Medellín

COLOMBIA | Thursday, 10 Nov 2016 | Views [331]

Below is the blog article I wrote for Ivy Hostel about my experience in Medellín in exchange for a free night at the hostel. Because it's meant to marketing, it's a little less raw and, well, it's marketing, but still accurate If you want ... Read more >

Quilotoa Loop: Off the Gringo Path

ECUADOR | Tuesday, 27 Sep 2016 | Views [791]

"Can I really do this?" That was the question I had to ask myself. It was Tuesday. I'd just barely recovered from food poisoning (not even 100%), was south in Baños and needed to be north in Quito for my flight to Colombia on Sunday. "Can I do ... Read more >

Music On My Mind

USA | Monday, 12 Sep 2016 | Views [365]

I'll be hyperlinking as often as possible in each blogpost to the songs that were in my head during the experience I'm describing, hopefully helping you have a richer vicarious sensation. However, sometimes I won't have time to hyperlink ... Read more >

The Amazon and The Earthquake: Cheating Death

ECUADOR | Saturday, 10 Sep 2016 | Views [400]

I know what you're thinking: "Jared cut to the point, did you wake up with a tarantula on your face at some point during your Amazon trip? Did it sneak in there during the night, or did you both drink too many Cuba Libres and make regretful decisions? ... Read more >

Quito: The First Week

ECUADOR | Friday, 9 Sep 2016 | Views [614]

It's been one week and a day since I arrived in Quito, Ecuador for the very first day of my South American adventures. It has been awesome. So far I've covered the Old Town (Historic City) and New Town (Plaza Foch), met tons of cool and interesting ... Read more >