There are a few reasons I should say "No" when the Chilean bloggers invite us to go out for drinks after our five hour dinner.

I don't like bars much.

I haven't slept in 36 hours.

I have 56 e-mails in my inbox.

We're getting up at 6 AM.

But as the plan develops for squeezing six people into a twin cab...

Hey!
I will be heading to South America shortly and I am anxious to see how my itinerary will pan out. So far I am just taking notes and plan on winging it so If you are reading this blog and have some good advice for the trip or plan on being down there drop me a line! I plan to do a ton of climbing,...

The water is calm.  Very brownish, dirty and with a lot of stuff growing in it, but as flat as we like it.  Soon enough, the first ripples will appear, then those turn into chop and before anybody realizes it, white capped and almost breaking waves will take over Luperon Bay.  But,...

Volunteering Abroad in Chile: Chile, the longest country in the World, claims almost 3000 miles of the Pacific shoreline. This is a land of contrasts and extremes; with glacial landscapes of Patagonia in the south and the heat of the famously dry...

When pilgrims and townsfolk ask me why I'm here, volunteering as an innkeeper on the Camino de Santiago, I make something up. Anything. I got a severence package from a downsizing accounting firm. I was in Sweden doing lights for concerts the past 18 months. I have stock. There has to be a story,...

I was the luckiest s.o.b in the world when I was in Santiago, Chile. A family friend of ours had good friends who lived in Santiago, and these kind Chileans allowed me to use their house as a home base in between traveling the rest of South America. They also took me in as their 5th child, calling me...