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Latin American misadventures.: October 2011

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A little record of my time in the continent of South America. Tuesday, October 25, 2011. I headed out to Lake Titicaca fairly quickly after arriving in La Paz. The drive was scenic and the actual lake startlingly impressive. It is the largest high altitude in the world and with good reason as it looks like an ocean to the uninformed – you cannot see anywhere close to across the thing. South end of Isla del Sol. Monday, October 24, 2011. It has to be said up front that Sucre is an exceptionally beautiful ...

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Latin American misadventures.: January 2012

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A little record of my time in the continent of South America. Monday, January 30, 2012. Volunteering at PSF, part three. There is another side to PSF as well, which is an integral part of the experience. I’m talking about the social elements. The people around you have a huge bearing on your life so the communal side of things has a big bearing on the experience you have. I had an incredible experience and much of the credit goes to the people I was working and living with. Upon arrival we checked into t...

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Latin American misadventures.: Volunteering at PSF, part three

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A little record of my time in the continent of South America. Monday, January 30, 2012. Volunteering at PSF, part three. There is another side to PSF as well, which is an integral part of the experience. I’m talking about the social elements. The people around you have a huge bearing on your life so the communal side of things has a big bearing on the experience you have. I had an incredible experience and much of the credit goes to the people I was working and living with. Upon arrival we checked into t...

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Sifter Goes (Bike) Riding: March 2015

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Sifter Goes (Bike) Riding. Saturday, March 14, 2015. Legs Eleven: Karapoti 2015. As the 2015 Karapoti Classic approached, my sense of trepidation grew. In the giant scheme of things, my build up was pretty good. Khulan and I rode the "interesting" bit of the course about a month ago. And a recce of the Challenge course for Kaitlyn's benefit the Sunday before filled in some of the missing section. For helping keep the drama to a minimum! Final preparation included chucking a Maxxis Ardent on the front of ...

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Latin American misadventures.: A conclusion of sorts

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A little record of my time in the continent of South America. Sunday, May 27, 2012. A conclusion of sorts. I don't think I can effectively write something that will be meaningful or interesting to the reader. After all, I started this blog primarily as a way to let my parents know about what I had been up to, and that I was still alive. It isn't a place to get deep, and I'm not the person to go there. So all I can say is this - if you aren't a traveler yet, go and become one. You will enjoy it. Consideri...

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Latin American misadventures.: August 2011

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A little record of my time in the continent of South America. Thursday, August 18, 2011. And the upcoming mountain we were going to be climbing. The minibus ride was pretty unpleasant, but the views tended to make up for it. Coroico is in the Yungas. However all was well and we piled into our vehicle for the day, the noble Toyota Noah. This thing was pretty marginal on the narrow gravel roads with sharp switchbacks but we got to the canyon no trouble. There was a good walk down to the first waterfall...

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Latin American misadventures.: July 2011

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A little record of my time in the continent of South America. Monday, July 25, 2011. Getting into Bolivia is a real eye opener. The poverty is immediately apparent and completely unavoidable. It is everywhere on the streets. While the people aren’t about to drop dead from starvation they don’t have much room for luxuries in life. The contrast between here and Argentina is incredible, even in the few hundred metres between townships that mark the border. We went to another tour company which was much more...

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Sifter Goes (Bike) Riding: April 2013

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Sifter Goes (Bike) Riding. Monday, April 29, 2013. There is no back road from Greytown to Featherston. Despite having a PhD and working as a university lecturer, I sometimes wonder if I'm actually a bit stupid. Case in point, I quickly forget how much I enjoy cycling. Within days of one great ride or another (whether it be a ride I've done dozens of times before, or something novel), I'll lapse back into stressing about riding, rather than celebrating it. The weather forecast for this. Weekend was much b...

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Latin American misadventures.: March 2011

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A little record of my time in the continent of South America. Tuesday, March 22, 2011. The situation is both extremely exciting and overpoweringly scary. For three months I will work long hard physical days on a remote hillside in Southern Chile with seven others from NZ and a group of the locals. I am looking forward to what promises to be a simple and satisfying lifestyle with plenty of time to think, a lot of good healthy exercise, a smattering of bike riding and a bunch of new mates.