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July 23, 2016: An Offering for Tio
Inside the mines of Potosi, it is hot and the air is thick with silica and other particulate that will leave you with a nasty set of respiratory disorders if you stay here a few years. I’m just visiting to the morning, but it is telling that the guys who work here seem to be firmly between the ages of 18 and 35 or so. You don’t get old doing this job. Continue reading “July 23, 2016: An Offering for Tio”
July 22, 2016: An Authentic Bus Ride in Bolivia
Today was supposed to be so simple. Bus from Uyuni to Potosi, an easy four hour ride through the southern Bolivian Altiplano. Continue reading “July 22, 2016: An Authentic Bus Ride in Bolivia”
July 20, 2016: Losing it in La Paz
This city is a mad house. Continue reading “July 20, 2016: Losing it in La Paz”
July 19, 2016: La Paz and the Homesick Heartworn Blues
It’s always the worst on days like these. Continue reading “July 19, 2016: La Paz and the Homesick Heartworn Blues”
July 15, 2016: The Lake at the Top of the World
I spent last night on the floor of Lima’s Jorge Chavez International Airport. Now that Jasmine has gone home, I’ve pretty much given up on all of those silly frills and perks that girls like, like beds or showers. Continue reading “July 15, 2016: The Lake at the Top of the World”
July 12-14, 2016: Life on the River
I’ve dreamed about seeing the Amazon since I was a boy. In the early 90s, I remember there being a great deal of talk about how quickly it was disappearing, and I remember an abiding fear that it would be gone someday soon. Let alone, that I might ever travel there myself – it seemed so inaccessible, that the best I could hope for was to read about it in books. Travel was something that other people did. Continue reading “July 12-14, 2016: Life on the River”
July 6-9, 2016: The Long Hard Road to Machu Picchu
The thing to do for anyone with any credibility – if you are a tourist in Peru, anyway – is to hike to Machu Picchu. Continue reading “July 6-9, 2016: The Long Hard Road to Machu Picchu”
Pungsu, the Art of Korean Geomancy
How does a society explain good and evil? How does it find balance and harmony with its surroundings? Is your society in harmony with nature?
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Adapted in part from open sources.
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