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November 12th, 2011 - 5:00 am § in Ecuador, Op Ed, Peru, Tips & Resources

The Adventure Illusion or: how I learned to stop thinking and just ride a bike

Today’s guest post comes from Casey Link. Casey is a software engineer who just can’t seem to stay in one place. Between stopovers at oases of Internet necessary for his work, Casey finds himself compelled toward that mysterious blue horizon. That compulsion has taken him across the USA,[...]

May 8th, 2011 - 3:33 pm § in Country, Ecuador

Eco Adventure Racing

I’m an adventure sports fan. I enjoy practicing sports that take me into new remote areas of Ecuador, testing my physical and mental endurance. Also, if done right, sports like mountain biking, trekking, kayaking, rafting, and surfing can bring innumerable benefits to a community and culture. For [...]

May 27th, 2010 - 11:15 am § in Around Town, Chile, Culture, Day in the Life

An Adventurous Routine

Each day on my commute to work I pass through Santiago’s international bus station.  I love being in big transit centers—airports, train stations, bus stations—to watch people set off on and arrive from their journeys. As I emerge from the metro stop I take off my headphones to soak up the so[...]

May 10th, 2010 - 10:15 am § in Bolivia, Brazil, Culture, Day in the Life, Social Entrepreneurship

Sex and Violence Sells: But Please, No Gawking Allowed!

Why do people travel? Personally, I travel to see different landscapes, absorb local culture, photograph natural phenomena, hike beautiful mountains, and eat exotic foreign food. I think many people are in the same boat. Recently, both here in Brazil, and on vacation in Bolivia, I was introduced to [...]





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