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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.: May 2011
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A little record of my time in the continent of South America. Tuesday, May 24, 2011. Thoughts from two months in. My days are fairly repetitive. At 7:45 I wake up. It’s dark. I eat oats and toast and drink coffee. No one talks much. I write a 10 minute email, brush my teeth and get my gear together. By 8.30 we are heading to the river to cross. Crossings range from calf to waist deep and vary in temp from tolerable to glacial. The moon was still cranking after I arrived at work. Sunday, May 22, 2011.
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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: Remission
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Sifter Goes (Bike) Riding. Saturday, June 20, 2015. This morning, SH1 was closed after heavy rain washed out a bridge, and today's road race at Te Horo was officially off the menu. I was in two minds about it anyway - while I was looking forward to an opportunity to get on my "race bike", the weary legs of Thursday evening were probably still hanging around, and I didn't want to dig myself into a hole. A swollen Hutt River north of Silverstream Bridge. Summit of the Rimutakas. Or something from 2010.
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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.: 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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Latin American misadventures.: Volunteering at PSF, part two
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A little record of my time in the continent of South America. Thursday, January 19, 2012. Volunteering at PSF, part two. Here's part two of my rambling account of my time spent volunteering. If you missed part one, you can read it here. Stay tuned for part three, where I tell you all about the social scene at PSF. We go large! January 20, 2012 at 5:16 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Volunteering at PSF, part three. Volunteering at PSF, part two. Volunteering at PSF, part one. We climbed a mountain.
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Latin American misadventures.: December 2011
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A little record of my time in the continent of South America. Wednesday, December 28, 2011. Machu Picchu in pictures. Wednesday, December 21, 2011. The Inca jungle trip, part two. Oh yeah, monkey house had turkeys. Aren't they ridiculous? What is Cuy, I hear you (maybe) say? Cheers Towny for the awesome photo and for letting me play grab-ass with you in the far left part of the shot. A good spot to really ponder life's big issues. Dodgy as river crossing mechanism. The nearest settlement to Machu Picchu&...
