A favorite thing about traveling is that the days go by fast but at the end of each day, it feels like that one day was actually five days. I hope that makes sense. So when i return back home in a few months it will feel like i was gone for 5 months, which is always a satisfying feeling. I woke up early and headed straight to my favorite restaurant in South America, Crepes and … [Read more...] about Gambling with Guinea Pigs…A Great Start To My Trip!
Latin America
Partying in Quito
I ate at a restaurant called "G-Spot" with my co-workers after work. It seems that whoever decided to name it has a great sense of humor. The food was excellent though. After dinner, a co-worker and I went to another restaurant to follow up on my idea of getting free coffee for the office from a local roaster. We usually spend $50 a month on coffee, so it would end up saving … [Read more...] about Partying in Quito
Child Labor Isn't Always So bad
A friend and I went horseback riding in a small resort town called Pipinta, three hours drive from Medellin. For US$12 a person we got a private one hour guided tour of the area. Our guide was a smooth talking mini version of Don Juan and a cowboy combined. No more than 10 years old he led us through some semi-difficult … [Read more...] about Child Labor Isn't Always So bad
Exploring Bogotá
Bogota feels like a mix between New York City, some city in Europe I have never visited but imagine it would look similar, with a Latin American influence. From what I have seen, the city is beautiful. After writing about my arrival here, i decided to go to see a movie to distract my mind from realiy, as I was feeling a bit lonely and scared during my first night in Colombia. I … [Read more...] about Exploring Bogotá
Travel Flashback
The trip that probably changed the course of my life to travel is probably when I traveled to Bolivia at 17. I signed up with an adventure travel company, Where There Be Dragons, and off I went with a dozen other teenagers to South America. This trip was certainly more adventurous than any other I have done since. In Bolivia we hiked through the Andes for weeks at a time … [Read more...] about Travel Flashback