The first thing I noticed was the air. After six weeks of Baja California’s dust and lip-cracking wind, the air in Mazatlán, a coastal city…
The sun is setting over the Pacific and lights are appearing in windows of the buildings that peer over the fence. Headlights stream down a…
I see the flash of furry legs on the bitumen a split second before Pablo cries “Tarantula!” and the three of us skid to a…
A fork appeared in the road ahead, one leading up the mountain and the other heading down. I pulled over, tried pissing my name in…
Free beds at (almost) all costs in the Pacific North-West “We had a young guy from Germany; he was quite nice. He stayed for a…
Anyone who’s ever spent long enough carrying everything they own in a bag will know that backpacking leads to perfectly sculpted, finely toned shoulder muscles…
Get There: Jr. Huallaga 210, Iquitos, but if you’re not in town yet, check out their website: http://www.manitiexpeditions.com/ Cost: $529 for five nights at the…
Every hobo who has seen Into The Wild harbours dreams of recreating bits of Christopher McCandless’ story. And by bits, I mean the pink bits…
The station wagon rattles to halt in the dust and the driver turns to me, extending a hand and indicating that this is as far…
