Tag: Backpacking
Travels – Namibia
Travels – Bus stop – Tanzania
Bus from Arusha to Moshi. Wait at Moshi bus station for German friend. Flick cigarette into gutter. Get shook down by the “littering police.” Six fucking idiots. Drop $30. Walk the markets. Lunch. Bus to Kisangara. Get hooked up with unexpected accommodations. Continue reading Travels – Bus stop – Tanzania
Travels – Augrabies National Park, South Africa
Baboons swarm campsite. Hike. Game drive in rented Toyota. Encounter a gaggle of giraffes. Jam back to Upington. Windshield wipers in place of turn signal (every fucking time). Continue reading Travels – Augrabies National Park, South Africa
Travels – Red Namib Dunes
Travels – Back At It
Well, I’m back. Not that any of you noticed, I’m sure. I’ve been on the road since June, 26th, and I still have two weeks before I reach a temporary final destination. In the past ten weeks I’ve been through Charlotte, NC., Crystal Falls, MI., Ann Arbor, MI., New York City, NY., parts South Africa, … Continue reading Travels – Back At It
Travels – Colombia – Days 12-16 Part I
Day 12 – Coffee, hammock, and book through the morning, reserve Ciudad Perdida hike, walk around Santa Marta, cruise the old colonial streets, buy rum for hike, help Jamie with project/website stuff, starting to gain a bit of momentum with his project, eat an incredible dinner for 6k, get drunk with German girls, sitting around … Continue reading Travels – Colombia – Days 12-16 Part I
Travels: Colombia – Day 11
Leaving Punta Gallinas, back on the boat (life vest under ass makes for much more enjoyable ride), talk with “S” on the boat ride back, “Duro de Matar” is Die Hard – which has international staying power, boat lands and we hop in Range Rover with The Man (The Man is the guy with ten … Continue reading Travels: Colombia – Day 11
Travels – Colombia: Day 10
Up feeling fine, hot, take off extra “fever layers,” two hours of sleep and stomach uneasy but after talking with Jamie and the Italians Punta Gallinas is a go, pay sketchy dudes for boat trip and negotiate for the ride on the back-end back to Uribia, talk to Swiss people about what was stolen (dirty … Continue reading Travels – Colombia: Day 10
Travels – Colombia: Day 8
Up Early, get on bikes and charge through city streets so Jamie can get some photos in some particular spots, the main avenues are jammed with three lanes of traffic and making any turn and cruising through is intense (reminds me of riding drunk in San Francisco), get pictures, back to hostel and Jamie goes … Continue reading Travels – Colombia: Day 8
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