Learned that Michelangelo was 21 years old when he arrived in Rome and 30 when he began to paint the Sistine Chapel…he was never a painter and hated the city of Rome…but he took the job, relentlessly competed and drew 363 people on the ceiling over a four-year period on the greatest piece of artwork […]
Love dropping into a city with no plan. No accommodation, no nothing other than an average guidebook and my bags. Not because I enjoy having no plan. Like my Mom would say many times, ‘Yogi—you always have a plan. I didn’t raise a fool.’ She’s right, I do have a plan—to just listen to my […]
It’s always a blast to meet new people on the road. We come from various backgrounds, hold onto different ideals and yet have many shared experiences. About as fun as it gets on the road is watching people and making up stories for them as you watch. The young traveler trying to find him or […]
Day 1 began with amazement as traveling always does. You get lost, meet random’s and usually get asked to do things that you would look down upon. It began with me just walking out of the hotel with a camera and fresh journal. Ten meters in the locals of the Old City of Cartagena were […]
I woke up today full of energy and excitement that only a world city can bring. After the free breakfast that included rolls, cheese, and dulce de leche (a Buenos Aires specialty), I hit the town running. The four guys from Brasil and I hopped onto the local transportation and headed to Boca to see […]
It’s different not going home and traveling to a new country, as there is a new energy associated with it. It is obviously easy to see how so many people around the world take a year off of work and travel, explore, and learn about other nations and the variety of cultures that exist. So […]
Today, I went to the third day of the Tapani Rapa Nui festival, which is a 14 day festival where the locals celebrate their island with song, dance, and a competition. The competition obviously caught my eye as it is Easter Island’s version of the Olympic Games, yet there are only two contestants. And those […]
I’ve failed to mention why I chose Easter Island as a place to visit, as it’s a story worth reading. Last year, I had just finished hiking around the Patagonia and barely made it to my bus, which was headed for Punta Arenas, a small port city in Chile. On the long, 6 hour bus […]
When was the last time you played in the rain? You know, jumped around, frolicked, slide on the ground, hopped in and out of puddles? Well today, I played in the rain. The goal was to find the famous caves of Easter Island so I rented a mountain bike and took off for the coast […]
I must apologize as I’ve failed to paint a picture of this grand island for you. It’s a small island, roughly 117 km in circumference. The island survives off tourism, as that is the profession of choice for most Easter Island inhabitants. The island wakes around 6:30 AM to the sound of roosters, whose imminent […]