Travel

Quiet here this evening on the farm in my Cabana!  I made a video to five you an overview.  Actually, I was making a Facebook live video when I lost connection.  So I’ll post both below.  The one on the left is of my cabana.  The other is an overview of the property. https://youtube.com/shorts/amXeMv2vLbM?feature=sharehttps://youtu.be/xdOrjfZ_ETE I […]

https://youtu.be/mbVMiy-JdRs Travel to Jardin!?  So many conflicting answers.  So I did the only thing that made sense:  Start!  I got the earliest bus to La Pintada.  Early gives more options.  And I was told that there is a 6:00 am but to La Pintada that arrives at 9:00, then another bus at 10{00 am to

Coffee on the plaza after a morning of exploring.  I walked into a different part of the village while it was cool.  I found the tiny bus office.  If I extended my arms, I would touch both walls! No one was there but when I retuned, the man was very helpful!  It “sounds” like there

It’s quite nice being here.  Unlike the coast, everything is no longer damp and smelly!  The air is fresh and crisp.  Temperatures are cool.  There is little humidity.  They did my laundry this morning so I have clean dry clothes.  And the people here are awesome!  Now, about the patient day reaching this place! How

` Complicated evolved into perfection!  With a lot of patience mixed in!!  Go with the flow, things work out!  The schedules for getting here were complicated.  And unreliable,  Published list of available tours may or may not be available  And it is worth it! I flew to Medellin from Denver.  Simple!  Choose a route, confirm,

I’ve traveled for decades.  In the 80’s, the primary resource was travel guides.  I read then that by the time information had been collected, written, edited, and published into a book, it was likely 2-3 years old!  However, it was all we had!  I left for my first trip with my backpack out of country

Whale season on the Pacific Coast of Colombia! A year ago, I became inspired to return to the Amazon.  It has changed a lot since I was there around 1997.  My memories of it were awesome.  Now, more experienced, I felt I would experience even more!  I dove in and started researching options! Realizing how

The beginning A couple decades ago, I saw boats going up the Amazon…slowly!  I noticed the upper deck being open sided with hammocks swaying as the boat moved up the current.  I thought that would be a nice experience.  I’ll qualify that:  nice experience for me.  I practice being a “human being” more than a

I arrived in Colombia at Leticia after 36 hours on this slow boat coming down the Amazon from Peru. I found a great place to stay there and really enjoyed relaxing and recovering for several nights. From there, traveled to Bogota, which I didn’t really like. First of all it’s a huge city. Secondly I

I returned to Iquitos from the Amazon adventure yesterday. This is the view from my room this morning.  What you don’t see is the comfort of the air condition and the hot water in the shower! Beautiful view in the morning and yet early this morning it was already very hot outside! It’s warmer here

Morning test from Iquitos! Hello! I’m on my last full day at Iquitos. I’ll re-organize my pack, buy a few snacks to take along, and just relax and enjoy enjoying my day. It rained heavily last night. I got back just before the downpour hit and spent the evening working on my last post. This

Amazon nature adventure!  Preparing to load up the canoe and head out!  It’s a traditional wood canoe paddled from the front!   Achilles built a shallow wood platform to keep gear above water in the canoe. With the rain, he stopped regularly to dip the water out.  Fortunately, we didn’t have a lot of rain.

In my youth, my life revolved around farm chores, fixing fence, weeding the wind break, watering the bulls, etc.  It was a simple life on a farm 12 miles from town.  The small distance could have been a galaxy away.  We didn’t get to town often.  There was always something to do.  It was a

Peru!  Again!  Now, after nearly 30 years!  Wow!  Doesn’t seem possible!  I’d wanted to go to Peru for some time.  A Colorado hail storm aided my adventure.  The insurance check paid for my flight to Peru and Cusco.  After hiking the Inca Trail, I flew on to Iquitos for a jungle adventure.  Seems like yesterday. 

Hello from Bali’s East Coast: Candidasa! I left Ubud yesterday morning for Candidasa.  My Grab driver was there in a couple minutes after I booked.  That’s not always the case.  In some countries, I have waited close to 30 minutes and had several drivers cancel before someone finally arrives!  And, my driver was excellent!  Smooth. 

I’m packing tonight and leaving in the morning for the beach.  It’s a new spot for me!  I’ve been near there once before.  Now, I’m going to stay right on the beach in a place with a swimming pool!  I intend to soak up some sun and warmth on white sand!  When I get home,

Travel adventure getting to Bali! It seemed like a pretty easy travel day!  I looked forward to seeing the healers, tuning up my body and relaxing. However, travel wasn’t what I expected.  My hope:  Express transport to the airport.  Easy!  Check bag.  Head to the gate.  Zoom, zoom and I’m there! Not so fast!  I

Rainy River Adventure Going against the current, the boat still moved at a fast clip!  The river narrowed, we got into original forest, and saw  a lot of birds along the way.  Very cool ride!!  Thanks to Han Tours! I left Kuala Lumpur on a shuttle that took care of all connections.  Doing this on