Vilcabamba! The Valley of Longevity as the International Living magazine called it. Arriving here shaken and stirred from crazy taxi drivers, military truck rides and nearly losing my residency card, I quickly set upon the purpose that we came here for- Caballos! A little bit of research led us to this Australian drunk named Gavin. He used to be a really good horse...
Read MoreMy experience on the farm in Slovenia was relegated to the back of my mind just a few short months after. The thing with traveling is that so many peak experiences keep coming your way that it’s very easy to forget something good that happened, to be replaced with some other experience. In time I was traveling through Peru. After having traveled through it’s...
Read MoreGraceful Canters, Airy Trots, Wisps of mane waving in the wind, Steam lightly blown from nostrils, The sheen of sweat glistening across flexing muscles. These are just some of the pictures that conjure up in my mind every time I think of horses. Those magnificent beasts of the plain. So powerful, and yet so gentle. Horses evoke strong emotions. Freedom. Power. Love....
Read MoreWhile on the ferry from Sweden to Finland, I ended up sharing a cabin with 3 other guys. Two were from countries that I forget now. Probably Sweden. But the third was from a country that I will never forget. He said “Nowhere” with a very nicotine stained grin. I didn’t understand. I asked him to show me his passport. And there it was… He said the passport was...
Read MoreThis originally appeared as a post on my FaceBook page. I have since modified it to be a blog to capture it as part of my RTW experiences: A friend posted an article on FaceBook titled “Be Happier by Settling for Good Enough”. As it spurred a few discussions among friends, I realized how true it had been for me, in traveling. I started out with my...
Read MoreThe Carnaval in Salvador, Brazil, is said to be the biggest party on earth. A lot of guides exist out there about how to have fun, survive, etc. So I thought, for my blog of Carnaval, I’ll help out those poor sods who desperately want to be grumpy stick-in-the-muds but don’t have anywhere to turn to amidst people that are hell bent on everyone having a fun time....
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