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The International Journal of Sport and Leisure (Some sport. Some leisure. Also, schistosomiasis.) |
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About Me (1) Argentina (10) Bolivia (12) Ecuador (5) Ecuador: Quito (5) Honduras (2) Honduras: Utila (4) Peru (11) Pre-departure (3) Rio de Janeiro (2) South Africa (13) Temporary Update (1)
Recent Entries
* Unsolicited Taxi Cab Confessions
* Donīt Cry for Me, I Just Ate an Immense $4 Steak in Buenos Aires, Argentina... * Riding the Expreso del Sur (Nostalgia on the Altiplano) * Bolivian Barrier-Busting * The World`s Most Dangerous Road * La Paz and Riot * Sleep and Calm and Tiger Balm * Back to Rurrenabaque * APOCALYPSE NOW IT STINKS! * Smells Like Pampas * Luxury in the Bolivian Amazon * Bungle, No Jungle * La Paz and Quiet
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January 28, 2005Unsolicited Taxi Cab ConfessionsBuenos Aires, Argentina Friday, January 28, 2005: I was running late for my evaluation test at the ILEE offices and had to catch a cab to make up for lost time. The driver took one look at me in his...Read this update January 27, 2005Donīt Cry for Me, I Just Ate an Immense $4 Steak in Buenos Aires, Argentina...Buenos Aires, Argentina Thursday, January 27, 2005: I reached Buenos Aires at noon on Wednesday, the four month anniversary of my flight from Miami to Tegucigalpa, Honduras. I expect to settle in here for at least a few weeks, if...Read this update January 14, 2005Riding the Expreso del Sur (Nostalgia on the Altiplano)Oruru/Uyuni, Bolivia Friday, January 14, 2005: It was raining and I mucked around all morning before heading to lunch at a Chinese restaurant named "Jackie Chanīs." If Germans love David Hasslehoff, I am convinced that Bolivians love Jackie Chan. I...Read this update January 13, 2005Bolivian Barrier-BustingLa Paz/Oruru, Bolivia Thursday, January 13, 2005: I had to get out of La Paz. Its a great city, but I just couldnīt see myself spending another month there --- which, it seemed, was a possibility if the protests and...Read this update January 11, 2005The World`s Most Dangerous RoadLa Paz, Bolivia (La Cumbre - Coroico) Tuesday, January 11, 2005: I had heard of the road from La Cumbre (altitude 4670 meters) to Coroico (altitude 1800 meters) well before my trip began. This passage, starting from a high mountain...Read this update January 10, 2005La Paz and RiotRurrenabaque/La Paz, Bolivia Monday, January 10, 2004: I woke up at 6:30 and made it to the TAM airline offices at 7:00 sharp. Check-in for the flight to La Paz was at 7:30, but I wanted to be the first...Read this update January 09, 2005Sleep and Calm and Tiger BalmRurrenabaque, Bolivia Sunday, January 9, 2005: I spent the day in an itchy, recuperative funk. After a 22-hour day on Saturday, culminating in a night out drinking at several sweltering bars and discoteques, I overslept my planned 8 AM wake-up...Read this update January 08, 2005Back to RurrenabaqueAmazon Basin/Rurrenabaque, Bolivia Saturday, January 8, 2005: At 5:30 on the third and final day of the pampas trip we watched the sun rise from our boat. Anita remarked that I would be sick of sunrises by the end of...Read this update January 07, 2005APOCALYPSE NOW IT STINKS!Amazon Basin, Bolivia Friday, January 7, 2005: I woke up drenched in sweat, literally soaking wet. It was just before 8 AM and everyone else was still asleep. I quickly made my way outside and down the bridge toward the...Read this update January 06, 2005Smells Like PampasRurrenabaque/Amazon Basin, Bolivia Thursday, January 6, 2005: [Where indicated (*), names have been changed to protect (me from the possible wrath of) the innocent.] There was a flury of activity in front of the Alias* Tours office when I arrived...Read this update January 04, 2005Luxury in the Bolivian AmazonLa Paz/Rurrenabaque, Bolivia Tuesday, January 4, 2004: Chris, Jay and I woke up at 5 AM and made our tired and bloated (from too much cake) way back to the military airport to see if TAM would fly that day...Read this update January 03, 2005Bungle, No JungleLa Paz, Bolivia Monday, January 3, 2005: I woke up at 4:45 to pack my bags and catch a taxi to the airport for my flight to Rurrenabaque, a town of 15,000 people some 190 miles north of La Paz...Read this update January 02, 2005La Paz and QuietLa Paz, Bolivia Saturday and Sunday, January 1 - 2, 2005: I spent a mellow couple of days wandering through La Paz. It was deadly quiet after the manic bustle of New Years Eve, but there were plenty of markets...Read this update |
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