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Hailing from the great Midwest, I spent my youth rolling in thick blankets of snow and launching myself into giant piles of leaves in anticipation for the coming winter whiteout. And while summers were spent in one of Minnesota's thousands of...
There is usually nothing special about November 5th. Unless, I guess, you are celebrating the eponymous conspirator Guy Fawkes with effigies and fireworks. But for us non-Brits, it’s another day on the calendar filled with dentist appointments and...
*The following images are graphic and may not be intended for all viewers.* In addition to a few rigid excerpts from The Sun Also Rises, I may have only given three minutes of thought to bullfighting in my life. "Save it for Spain" was kind of the...
And I catch piranha. But as blasé as I intend this to sound, I can't deny the fact that fishing in the Amazon in the same manner as the locals takes the upmost skill, perseverance and patience. And I've only done it once, so maybe I should hold off...
I’m abruptly awoken on Halloween’s eve to the ruffling and shaking of my tent pitched deep in the Peruvian Amazon. A thick coat of alarmed chicken skin rips down my back and across my arms. “JAGUAR,” my mind races after spotting tracks on our trail...
Oh. My. Gosh. This is the most stunning valley I have ever seen, EVER. Part of the Los Nevados National Natural Park, Cocora Valley is home to the national tree and symbol of Colombia, the Quindío wax palm, and boasts some of the...
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