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Friends, it is getting harder and harder to read the news, especially in a place so far from home. People here keep asking me who I voted for and laughing about Donald Trump, which is a little like being rubbed … Continue reading →

Eli and I spent five days on the Carretera Austral, which means “southern highway” and is the road that the Chilean dictator Pinochet built in the 80s to make Chile more infrastructurally independent from Argentina, as Chile was supporting Great … Continue reading →

The internet here is confusing and I can’t post photos right now. Sorry! On January 6, Eli and I left our campsite at noon, bought fuel at the ferretería, took at city bus to kilometer 9, and started walking out of Bariloche, … Continue reading →

After approximately 33 hours of airports, vending machine pop tarts, gourmet airplane dinners (including wine!) after midnight, layover naps, and seats and tray tables in their upright and locked position, Eli and I landed in Santiago de Chile in the … Continue reading →

Once again, I find myself boarding a plane to South America. My backpack is full of my tent and stove, sleeping bag and rain gear, my toothbrush, and yes, all the chocolate from my Christmas stocking. In nine hours my dad will … Continue reading →

My last month of travel passed like a race to the finish line. In northern Argentina I saw some incredible rocks, more Incan ruins, vineyards, cacti, and the lunar eclipse. I shared days and kilometers with generous people, I danced … Continue reading →

      Salt salt salt       Flamingos forever     Laguna colorada   Boiling volcanic mud     Cool rocks   I’M BACK.

Translated from its original Spanish by its original author. Disclaimer: This, as will become obvious, is a work of ART, and not a true story. It even takes place in an alternate universe. Any resemblance to true, historical, hypothetical, hysterical, … Continue reading →

Some last notes on Peru, in no particular order: If you don’t like the price of something, you can always change it. There is a general feeling that nothing should ever cost more than five dollars – not a meal, … Continue reading →