We decided to give Argentinean food one last chance before leaving Buenos Aires. Went to Cabaña Las Lilas. The guidebooks point to it emphatically as the top notch place for steak. And they sure cook a lot of it. There’s … Continue reading
…So that happened. I just got off the phone with Diane Sawyer. She seemed nice. Every time I’m invited on TV, they put me after some devastatingly handsome superstar. On the Ellen Show it was Matthew McConaughey. This time it … Continue reading
Flights to Easter Island are really expensive. When people plan trips to South America, they often throw it in there. Giant stone heads in the middle of the ocean – who wouldn’t want to check that out? Then they find … Continue reading
There is no oxygen in La Paz. Call me crazy, but I’m obsessed with the stuff. I can’t get enough of it. And at 3500 meters above sea level, in the highest capital city in the world, I’m simply not … Continue reading
I’m telling you up front, this is not a very interesting post. I’ve committed myself to covering all the beats of this trip, no matter how little it interests me or anyone liable to read this. So let’s just resign … Continue reading
Wake up at 6:30am, car takes us to the airport, driver hands us our tickets, and we’re on the plane to the Galapagos Islands. Here’s me geeking out on the PSP. We landed in Guayaquil for half an hour and … Continue reading
Look, I’m a busy guy. Let’s get straight to the ruins. This is one of the main temples at Nakun; the first of the sites we visited. Nakun is 27 kilometers from El Sombrero hotel, where we stayed the night … Continue reading
Flight to Dallas: uneventful. Connection to Belize City: equally non-memorable. We arrived at the Belize international airport with no set plan for how to reach Ambergris Caye, a few miles off the coast. I was told not to worry about … Continue reading
Christmas happened. Then New Years. Somewhere in the middle, Melissa and I had a small going away party. A whole lot of plane tickets were bought. Our travel agent, Lynn, earned herself a long nap. And here we are, a … Continue reading
My face fell off in Antarctica. Something to do with that whole “no o-zone” thing combined with me maybe not using as much sunscreen as I should have. I’m in the process of growing a new one. It hurts. The … Continue reading