Into Ecuador

Every traveler will argue over who has had the worst local bus experience. I myself have broken down on the highway several times, rode for 8 hours sat on a box of onions, seen a pet bird escape from its cage and cause a panic, nearly took a permanent nap from carbon monoxide fumes….you name [...]

Bullfights and ladyboys

The crowd was in a frenzy. After navigating some rough neighborhoods to find the arena, braving a roaring pop-up thunderstorm, and waiting 2 additional hours past the start time for the ring to dry, my very first proper bullfight was about to commence. I sat on a wooden bench squeezed in between locals waiting for [...]

Heading South

I pulled the brown curtain shut on my overnight bus from Bogota to Cali. The AC had created a nice frost built up inside of the window and as we put distance between ourselves and the city lights, winding into the mountains, I couldn’t help but think that I was probably missing some incredible scenery [...]

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