"Please can you at least give me something? Look at me. I can't even afford shoelaces. They shut down the tours and now I have no way of making money. I have no family or friends. Nothing." That's what Sebastian (cell phone number: 2324002), a prisoner from Holland in the world famous San Pedro prison in Bolivia said to me as I waited by … [Read more...] about My San Pedro Prison Story
Latin America
The Traveler Diet
I got weighed for the first time a few days ago when they fitted my harness to go bunjee jumping. I already knew i lost some weight as evidenced by moving down three belt sizes but i did not know how much. It turns out I have lost over 15 pounds in my 6 weeks of travel. I am skinny again! How did this happen you may ask. I walk for hours most days, eat my first meal at 3 or … [Read more...] about The Traveler Diet
Galapagos Islands
I’m back from the Galapagos a bit earlier than expected. I flew there last Sunday, getting just 2 hours of sleep the night before. Once I arrived in Baltra, I took a 5 minute ferry ride to Santa Cruz. My first look at the Galapagos was very surprising. I expected to land on a tropical Island, and it looked like a desert instead. It was a 40 minute taxi ride to Puerta Ayora, … [Read more...] about Galapagos Islands
Changing Countries
After a busy weekend of going out the pace slowed down. Mark and I met Carolina and her friend at a movie theater. I couldn’t make out the name of the film we were going to see when Carolina told me on the phone. Itrusted whatever it was would be cool. I have never been more wrong. She and her friend expected us to see the film, Coco Channelle, a biography about a famous … [Read more...] about Changing Countries
Poor Niagra
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbeStrDyJhg] Upon seeing Iguazu, the United States' First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt reportedly exclaimed "Poor Niagara!" As for me, upon seeing Iguazu, I said "Well this is pretty cool". But Eleanor was right in that Niagra Falls or even Angel Falls in Venezuela pale in comparison to this shortlisted world wonder. "Legend has it that a god … [Read more...] about Poor Niagra