And 25 days later, the road winds itself to an end. It’s always a bit of a shock after a trip of some length to find it over, as in reflection it almost invariably seems to have passed quickly, and yet at times it may ground to such a halt that the second hands seems… Read More Long Time Running
Hot…very hot. I made it to Tena, an unremarkable small town at the foot of the Andes. It was 28 degrees at 6pm today, nearly 90 for the Americans in the room. Hot. Spent a lot of time sweating today, but then that part only served to remind me of time spent in Asia. It… Read More Days of Being Wild
Ahhh…Ecuador. I don’t know why, and it doesn’t seemed tied to economics as Peru actually has a higher per capita income. Yet everything is better here. It seems to be an instance where the little things do indeed make up life. Streets are cleaner, stray dogs fewer, people friendlier, food tastier, architecture more memorable. If… Read More Streetlife Serenade
Nearly two years after what I thought was to be my final post on this blog, I find myself here again. In the intervening time I have had the chance to visit corners of the US that I’d not seen before and to reconnect with my family roots as well as friends near and… Read More Back in the Saddle
Zak Abroad 