Archive for March, 2013

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A Good Friday Toast From The Figueroa’s

There a some experiences you will never find in a travel book or schedule through a tour agency. Last night, with my Chilean family, was one of those times. I […]

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A Collection of Happenings in Valpo

The clock ticks down on my remaining time in Valparaiso, Chile – less than a week left. On Tuesday, April 2, I will leave my “home” of the past two […]

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The Hostel Life: 5 AM Vomit Patrol

5:58 AM: “Russ, Russ… We’ve got a problem. Oh, man, uhhh it’s everywhere! It’s so bad… Ughh. What do I do?” I thought he accidentally murdered the girl he took […]

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“Lunch For One” – A Short Story

A five-course meal, set in a 150-year old vineyard, is placed before him. He sits at a table alone. Flanked to the left by a table of heavily-accented English speakers, […]

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Absentee Blogger: Broken MacBook

To my tens and tens (maybe even one more “tens”) of readers out there that have been wondering about my recent inactivity, my computer has been broken for a whole […]

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On The Road: Argentina

A ten o’clock overnight bus to Mendoza, Argentina is the longest journey that lay ahead of me in the past three months. It’s been a large contrast from the first […]

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Things Not To Do Abroad (Part III): Miss A Bus To Argentina

The past month has been a real-life tutorial on things everyone should avoid, abroad or at home for that matter… Beginning with nearly drowning in the Pacific, losing my wallet […]

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Mugged In South America: Only A Matter Of Time

At 4:37AM, March 9th, my peripheral vision catches two male assailants close within three meters of us. In the half second before one grabs my friend’s purse and the other […]

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Things Not To Do Abroad (Part II): Overstay Your Visa

November 25th, 2012, I crossed a barren stretch of land in the South American altiplano – the political boundary between Bolivia and Chile. The dark-skinned gentleman at the Chilean Customs […]

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Things Not To Do Abroad (Part 1): Lose Your Wallet

Amazon.com Widgets Losing things really sucks. Particularly when you are three and a half thousand miles from home. In January, I lost an iPhone… and last weekend, I lost my […]

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