Hitchhiking Hope: In Pursuit Of Gigantic Stuffed Bread And The Sahara Desert They are so cute, standing in the arid grasslands at the frontier of the Sahara. Dromedary camels, I mean. It is said that in the South of Morocco, near Dakhla, in order to ask for the hand of a girl, you must gift her father a camel. And if the woman has been divorced, you… Read More
365 Days Later I’ve been meandering around the world for one year. It feels more like a birthday than my actual birthday. This year has been all part of a larger curiosity, to find out what will happen to me if I don’t go home for at least five years. The full circle of February 7th… Read More
Lycian Way 2-Day Loop: Olympos To Gelidonya Lighthouse And Back With an overnight in Adrasan and a hitchhike back to Olympos from Karaöz beach, the three of us walked one of the highlight sections of the Lycian Way with just our day packs. The scenic trek was the perfect medley of warm pine forests and rocky coastline. Before we knew it we were back to all… Read More
Lisinia: The Lavender Farm That Turned Me Into A Crazy Cat Lady There are four words that sum up why I love Turks. “Are you happy here?” At Lisinia, this was always the first question I got asked. Not “do you like it here” or “are you okay?” The truth is, my seventeen days without sight of a traffic light or even a convenience store, at my… Read More
The Great Chilean Road Trip: Pucón To San Pedro Ask and you shall receive. Sometimes, as you attempt to accomplish a small life task, the universe steps in to drop the answer into your arms. Delfina drove Antonella and I in her 2016 Renault Clio to Fritz and his 1997 Dodge Ram Vanagon 3500 5.9L V8 Benzina. Bariloche, Argentina to Pucón, Chile.… Read More
Chasing Calories: Bariloche Having cohabited for a month with Barilocheans who were very much into food like myself, I figured I should spread the joy. Artisanal Beer Best view: Cerveceria Patagonia Notes: Very commercial, huge capacity, nearly nonexistent service. But the new branch way out at Km 24.7 has a sweeping vista that instantly puts you… Read More
Overlanding Laguna Parón And Caraz, Peru Places like Laguna Parón are exactly why I love Peru so much. No-guide-necessary trails of varying levels of difficulty entice every type of outdoor adventurer. Markets and supplies are easily accessible in the pleasant town of Caraz. The last thing I did on this dear continent will be hard to top. Laguna Parón… Read More
Five Beloved Latino Words Languages. A newfound hobby of mine, probably because I am learning Spanish on my own, at my own pace. Much like reading literature, I am far more devoted when I am not on the schedule of academic benchmarks and semester calendars of public schooling. It’s not just Spanish. I try to pick up some random… Read More
Boludeando Por La Ruta 40 Boludeando (v.): Argentine slang meaning the act of not doing anything in particular, and in some contexts, the act of being dumb. This post is centered around friendship, depicting the heartfelt times spent discovering the natural wonders tucked along Argentina’s Ruta 40. Main Characters Delfina (@delftone)—Delfi is the magical Uruguaya de Bariloche. Always making… Read More
Three Years Of Solo Female Travel: Five Nevers And A Know South America has been my home for the last six months. I’ve wandered from high to low, sunny to starry, snowy to sandy. I live each day with so many unwritten adventures and ideas on travel advice swimming through my mind. I figured if I can’t get into the longer posts at the moment, I… Read More