First, we took a five-hour bus ride along a gravel road, too narrow to credibly allow the passage of a bus, let alone two vehicles struggling by in opposite directions. We didn’t have to go that way. There was a three-hour bus ride on a paved highway, but for reasons I still don’t fully understand,…
Galapagos Islands Sans Toothbrush
Just yesterday I said I’d like to travel with only a day-pack. In retrospect, I might have picked its contents more carefully… Do you ever say something and then wonder if the world is conspiring to make it true? Even if you didn’t mean it? For better or worse? That’s how I felt when they…
Tranquilo to Reglas – the Price of Progress
Our Odyssey begins by the side of the road on the north coast of the Dominican Republic, a peaceful stretch of the universe where grandmothers walk down the side of the road, mopeds scream by, an occasional burro saunters through a cow field, and cars and trucks vie for preeminence on the tightrope of the…
Plucked — from Cabrera to Colombia
We’ve been plucked. From Cabrera to Colombia. From the comfort of a small town, we’ve come to know over three months to the thrill (and anxiety, no lies here) of what lies beyond: new city, new country, new continent. Life on the move again. The contrast between cities, at least at first glance, is astounding….
The Lazy Environmentalist – Drink Domestic Beer
Today we’re joined by… thank you, thank you… let’s all welcome The Lazy Environmentalist… thank you, thank you. You all came here today because you want to save the world, but you also like sitting in your armchairs—which is excellent! The first principle of lazy environmentalism is to do less stuff. But we’re getting ahead of…