Photo Friday – Happiness According To McDonalds – Singapore
Happiness is just a smoothie away…
Read More
Que Caro Es Ser Pobre – Public Spending
Some examples of self-defeating public spending in the developing world involving transportation
Read More
Pisaq – Fortress, Cemetery, Terraced Agriculture, And A Partridge In A Pear Tree
The impressive ruins of Pisaq, where a fortress stands high above an Incan agricultural achievement and next to Latin America’s biggest cemetery
Read More
A Walk Through The Pisaq Market
A walk through the colorful, sprawling Pisaq market at the entrance to The Sacred Valley and a May Day protest/celebration
Read More
Puka Pukara – Cusco’s Beautiful Red Fortress At Twilight
Puka Pukara, an Incan military outpost and administrative center on the outskirts of Cusco along the Inca Trail
Read More
Qenko And Tambomachay – Incan Maze and Incan Spa
Two impressive sites, Qenko and Tambomachay, in Cusco whose uses still aren’t completely known – a stone maze for sacrifice and mummification and a spa
Read More
Photo Friday – Walmart: Helping You “Live Better” By Hiding The Junk In Your Trunk Without Exercise – Raleigh, NC, USA
Marketing ridiculousness taken to the extreme – brought to you by Walmart
Read More
Que Caro Es Ser Pobre – How Many Cell Phones Do You Have?
How poverty sometimes forces people in Peru to have two cell phones for two different operators
Read More
Saqsaywaman – A Stone Fortress Overlooking Cusco
The incredible site of Saqsaywaman, a fortress used to proctect Cusco during the Inca times
Read More
Qorikancha – The Inca’s Golden Temple/The Spanish Church Of Santo Domingo
The Inca’s most important temple, Qorikancha, which the Spanish destroyed to build a cathedral
Read More
A Career Narrative I Wrote 13 Years Ago
A rediscovered school assignment from 13 years ago – maybe a life of non-conformity was always the plan in my heart according to this career narrative!
Read More
Machismo – A Cultural Incompatibility I Can’t Accept
Sharing my disdain for machismo via some examples observed while selling bread in the streets of Arequipa with attractive French women
Read More
Photo Friday – Cotton Candy Clouds In Suburbia – Clayton, NC, USA
Cotton candy clouds just behind a house in suburbia, USA
Read More
How The Happy Nomad Tour Rolls – Traveling Solo
What it’s like traveling solo for me – the pros, cons, and everything in between
Read More
Volunteering With Rayo de Sol – Selling Bread In The Streets Of Arequipa, Peru
The wonderful experience of selling bread and pastries in the streets of Arequipa, Peru volunteering with Rayo de Sol to support the children of Alto Cayma
Read More
Arequipa, Peru – Volcanoes, Valleys, Pigs, And Miss Latin America
My experience in Arequipa, seeing the beautiful volcanoes and valleys, plus an interesting day at the market and running into Latin American beauty pageant winners
Read More
Huancayo – A Speech In The Heart Of The Peruvian Andes
Speaking to Huancayo’s youth about the importance of volunteering and checking out the heart of the Peruvian Andes
Read More