Cholita Wrestling La Paz. One of the joys of travel is witnessing local dress. And visitors to Bolivia will immediately note the unique style of many Bolivian women. A high bowler hat, a puffy skirt, and long braided hair. These are the Cholitas. These Cholitas are indigenous women from the Aymara and Quechua groups of the [...]
Pachamanca Farm Lunch Ollantaytambo. El Albergue Hotel dates back nearly a century standing near the Ollantaytambo Train Station. The town of Ollantaytambo sits in the Sacred Valley, half-way between Machu Picchu and Cusco. Wendy Weeks, a young artist from Seattle, settled in Ollantaytambo in the 1970’s and took over and rebirthed the hotel. In 2011, [...]
Quarantine On The Friendship Highway, Part III. A rap video! Let’s film a rap video. What else is there to do when you being held against your will? If you need to catch up from the beginning, click here to read Part I. The yetis silently entered my room the following morning. A thermometer extended, [...]
That Time I Was On Thai TV. It was another steamy stick morning in Thailand. I was on the outskirts of Bangkok at the Jesada Technik Museum. The museum is a collection of 500 cars and motorcycles from the private collection of Thai businessman, Jesada Deshsakulrith. It is a fun place to stroll around for an [...]
Mekong River Cruise Laos. The Luang Say undulated over the brownish river. Thick clouds of mist sat heavily on lush green forests of rolling hilltops. Hard rain pounded down on the boat. The rhythmic pulse of the engine propelled the boat down the Mekong River. I was comfortably ensconced on a cushioned chair watching the world [...]
Chin Tattoo Women. Myanmar is an incredibly diverse hodgepodge, with 135 distinct ethnic groups and 108 language groups. That is quite a punch for a country of 50 million. One of these ethnic groups is the Chin people who could be found in the western part of Myanmar (and also in India and Bangladesh). The Chin [...]
Fantastic Faces Of Myanmar. Myanmar or Burma as it was formally called is a place of magic and wonderment. It is an incredibly beautiful and historic country with amazing sites like the never-ending Temples of Bagan, the golden Shwedagon Pagoda, and the amazing carvings in the isolated Mrauk U. Myanmar’s 50 million citizens have struggled through [...]
Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland's Remote Settlement. Ittoqqortoormiit, try saying that three times fast. Ittoqqortoormiit is one of the most remote settlements in Greenland. Less than 500 settlers live here. Approximately, 55,000 people call Greenland home and it is the world’s largest in the island. The majority of the citizens live on the west coast of the island. And [...]
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