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Photo of the Day #46 – Lawn Dart
One of the first things that Sarah and I wanted to do when we got to Bolivia was head north to the jungle. Somehow, in the 5 or so months of traveling in South America, we had managed to not make it to any real jungle region. Sure, we got a taste of it on the coast of Colombia. But since then, we had spent most of our time in the Andes or on the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Bolivia, by christopher, Photo of the Day
Photo of the Day #45 – Fight for your right
Border crossings, usually, are interesting affairs. Crossing from Peru to Bolivia, though, went pretty smoothly. There was my slight wince when I had to fork over $135USD for a Bolivian visa. But despite the few tough stories I´d heard about the Bolivian border, everything went just fine. Sarah and I had spent the previous night in Puno, after having left Pisco Sin Fronteras, and were headed to Copacabana on the Bolivian edge of Lake Titicaca. The … Read entire article »
Filed under: Bolivia, by christopher
Peru: Two months in the land of the Incas
We waved goodbye to Pisco late on a Sunday afternoon and jumped on a bus bound for the lakeside town of Puno. After having wrapped up two months in Peru, it was time to move on. From Puno we would head to Copacabana, Bolivia and after navigating a few protest roadblocks we would eventually make it to the capital city of La Paz. Sitting here in La Paz in a warm and crowded internet cafe, it … Read entire article »
Filed under: by christopher, Peru
Photo of the Day #44 – Chalkboards and Power Tools
As we said goodbye and got on a bus from Pisco Sin Fronteras yesterday, I took a quick inventory of the past month. After all, it’s not every month you can say you: - Helped put up two modular houses - Learned the art of classroom control with hyperactive Peruvian kids - Wheelbarrowed cement - Shovelled dirt - Learned to pour concrete - Helped put up on a short fim festival - Wrote a syllabus for an adult literacy program - … Read entire article »
Filed under: by sarah, Peru, Photo of the Day
Photo of the Day #43 – Getting Dirty
It was with soft, backpacker hands and a long un-exercised body that I started working at PSF. The first day, I signed up for a project called the “French Hospital” and quickly jumped into jackhammering an existing sidewalk, digging a metre deep trench, and helping pour some concrete columns and floors. Just a day in, I could feel my body ache and left the site with two brand new shining blisters. But what a day it … Read entire article »
Filed under: by christopher, Peru, Photo of the Day
Photo of the Day #42 – Doing it for the kids
There were only a handful of things that Sarah and I had as “must do” during our trip to South America. One of them was to spend some time volunteering. For me, I wanted to find a project or orginsation involved with construction or engineering. For Sarah, she really wanted to work with kids and possibly teach English. As it went, we were sitting in the rooftop bar of a hostel in Quito when I … Read entire article »
Filed under: by christopher, Peru, Photo of the Day
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The bumblebee is from Australia and the yank... well who knows where he's from. A few years ago, they met while walking the Camino de Santiago in Spain. Since then, they've traveled through Europe, the United States, Mexico, and New Zealand before moving to Australia. Fast forward a few years and they've left their jobs again, packed their bags, and have headed back out on the road for a few more adventures.
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