October 09, 2004
>Sandboarding With Franken-Ford
Our sandboards stood like picket fence posts along the disintegrating concrete wall. My long accompaniment with Andean ridges had been replaced by mountains of fine, wind-washed sand. These monoliths loomed over the oasis town of Huacachina like sentinels. An eternal...Read this update
October 20, 2003
>Hit And Run South: Real Life Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance
I looked up from my book toward the hostel’s front door that had just been thrown open with a muted thud of wood on cement. A silhouetted figure stood supporting the shadow of a motorcycle as the sun glared behind...Read this update
October 12, 2003
>Am I Really That Boring?
You never realize how boring you are until you talk to a man who falls asleep mid-sentence. I had squat down on the bare wood floor of my hostal room, sorting smells amongst my clothes into two piles: one pile...Read this update
October 03, 2003
>Machu Picchu Day Two: Climbing a Coca Mountain
Day two on the Inca trail saw us on a muscle-cramping, heart-tearing, pulse-like-a-kettle-drum climb that lasted six straight hours. The second day is completely about the hike. Whether writing a description, a novel, a short story, or just trying to...Read this update
September 30, 2003
>Hello to Hangovers / Goodbye to Cities and Friends
Exhaust-choking, garlic-snorting, and back-of-the-throat-gouging that tears at your soft palette and skewers your brain like an over-zealous acupuncturist. That is my hangover. My last night in Cusco was punctuated by a late night-early morning toast. I kissed the mouth of...Read this update
September 29, 2003
>Machu Picchu Day One: Learning How To Walk
We held our breaths as we jousted for right of passage with another passenger bus headed in the opposite direction. Our impasse arose as our bus shuttled all ten of us, plus our guide and driver, toward the 82 kilometer...Read this update
July 30, 2003
Peru As A Soap Opera (A Quick History)
Personal Ad: Who I Am/What I'm Looking For: Former Peruvian President Seeks Like Minded Country For Illegal Aquisition Of Public and Private Funds To Build My Modest 150 Acre, 5-Storey Country Home. Turn Ons: A Trusting People, And Rampant Economic...Read this update
