So, first of all I had to go to the Southern Hemisphere to find summer. Thankfully, Buenos Aires cooled down to a reasonable level while I was there, but Montevideo was just plain hot & cloudless on the return trip.I cooled down in Antarctica in between, so it was a good trip. Two things about…
Category: South America
Colorful Country #69
So, my life is reduced cherry picking countries in the world & taking a quick trip to them. Having been to 68 countries in the world, Colombia looked good for #69. It was just a 4 1/2 hour flight from Atlanta & I decided to spend 3 nights in Bogotá. I won’t really pretend I’ve…
Peru & the Amazon River
As I write this I am just returning from visiting my 68th country, exploring Lima & spending 5 days on a boat on the Amazon River during the not-as-wet-as-the-other season. In the really wet season the water is 30-40′ higher and the difference causes animals to change what they eat and how they defend themselves….
It’s Not You It’s Me
If I’ve seemed a bit distant lately, it’s likely because I’ve been to some of the most remote places on the planet. First I went to the Isle of Horn which is the southern most point of land outside of Antarctica. Then to the most remote airport in the world on Easter Island aka Isla…