We spent a really quiet Thanksgiving today. We saw family last Sunday to celebrate the holiday early, so Kevin and I were free to have the day on our own. We went for a hike at a beautiful county park that I just learned about, and came home to eat homemade lasagna that we made in the slow cooker. It was a very peaceful day so I had some time to think about some big things. What are the things I'm ...
Almost Scammed in Bogotá
We had just come from one of the main tourist attractions in Bogotá, Colombia, the glitzy, Museo de Oro (Gold Museum). It was the evening rush hour and we were waiting to cross a busy intersection near the TransMilenio bus station. Suddenly a young man carrying a box of white bread sandwiches and cups of milk rushes through the crowd, apparently rushing to catch his bus. He stumbled on the ...
This is What It’s Like to Love a Photographer
We were getting some beautiful shots of the view over Bogotá, Colombia when, WAIT... what's that? A caterpillar!?! Hold on while I take one more photo! This is what Kevin lives with. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Update, 12/1/12: Here's the bug! And I was wrong. Now that I've had a closer look I see that it was not a caterpillar! It was a hemiptera or "true bug"--the suborder of ...
A Colombian Hot Sauce (Ají) Recipe
I was never exposed to spicy food growing up on the rural East Coast of the U.S., but since I’ve lived in California I’ve learned to love the spicy flavors of Asian and Latin American foods. When I travel in Latin America as a vegetarian, I’m often left to eat some combination of the following foods: cheese, corn, bread, beans, potatoes, rice, plantains, etc. In South America in particular, the ...
First Impressions Of The Galapagos
Once you get to Ecuador, getting to the Galapagos is actually quite easy. It was only a 1hr and 50 minute flight from Guayaquil, where we had spent the previous night. As we landed, we saw a few large islands and many other small, rocky, barren islands scattered about. More than 90% of the land in the Galapagos is protected, so none appeared very developed. The main airport for the ...
Galapagos Lava Heron Hunting
As our day on the white sands of Tortuga Bay in the Galapagos Islands came to an end, we walked back along the black lava tidal pools, again keeping a close eye out for the unique wildlife that surrounded us. As we checked out the marine iguanas warming themselves on the rocks, Kevin spotted something. “That looks like some sort of bird over there on the rocks,” he said. There was no movement ...
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