I was recently visiting Ecuador, and decided one day to go for a giant walk around the city of Quito. It looked like it might rain, but mayb...

I know you think you have great friends.  And maybe you do.  But mine are better.  Guaranteed.  After 8 months away, they welcomed me home ...

While in Buenos Aires, I spent $100 to get one more stamp in my passport.  Well, four if you count in-and-out of one and in-and-out of the ...

So...to recap: Lost wallet Got very sick for 5 days Missed out on Bolivia Had to take 9 hour boat instead of 2 hour bus Had pas...

So, I'm in Puno, Peru, pooping my guts out for days and days.  The little hotel lady was so cute, "are you going to Copacabana tomo...

Some day I'll finally post about how amazing the Inca Trail was, but for now I just don't have the energy to type it.  Instead this ...

The food is surprisingly fantastic in Peru, and since I've been eating nothing but dry bread for the last few days, I thought this post ...

I can't believe I have only blogged 8 times so far this month.  That must be a record of inactivity for me.  (Sorry about that mom.)  An...

At the start of the trail.  We were so innocent then. Dead Women's pass.  Highest point at 4200m elevation. Somewhere along...

OK, I'm freaking out because I have to wake up early, and I don't feel prepared.  To hike.  26 miles.  4 days.  Good thing I have 5...

I'm about to go on a big huge hike, as you may know, on the Inca Trail up to Machu Picchu.  I did a few mini hikes in Costa Rica, and so...

I try to look cool at all times.  Especially at airports, which is one of the rare times I feel the confidence of (kind of) having things fi...

Look at the little '88' on his wings! At the Iguazu Falls, on the border of Brazil and Argentina, there are zillions of butterf...

In Costa Rica, I saw for my very first time the phenomenon at a McDonald's in which all of the employees were wearing jeans with the McD...