Yesterday I sat on a street corner in Cuenca, Ecuador and talked with Cesar from Maracaibo, Venezuela. He was sitting with his 5 year old daughter. His wife had gone to the hospital with their son as he had developed a fever. They had walked 18 days across Colombia and halfway through Ecuador. They left their home, car (no fuel or money) and the friends who had not yet fled. … [Read more...]
Travel & Altitude
*Note: This is a personal blog about travel at altitude, but does not replace advice or guidance from a medical professional. Let's talk about altitude Of the roughly 7.6 billion inhabitants of our little planet, only several million live at high or very high altitude. In context, several billion live around sea level; just think of coastal China, Indonesia, … [Read more...]
Peace
Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding. —Albert Einstein The world has become slightly less peaceful over the last year, but here in the Americas, we have become distinctly more peaceful. Recently the Forbes top-20 most peaceful countries has shown up on my social media feed. Being a statistics nerd, I have taken a deeper look and may draw … [Read more...]
January & The Winter Rockies (Jasper Included)
As we begin February here in the Canadian west, days are already becoming longer, although spring still feels very far away. I leave February 7 for Panama and will surely enjoy the 30+ degree (90 F) weather that awaits. Nevertheless, I am a winter person and have just come back from a windy day of skiing at Sunshine Village where we took fun advantage of the new, heated … [Read more...]
Mexico Beach Time
Fun, Culture and Family, in the Sun By Finn, Dad & Uncle Graham Note from Patrick: This contribution was principally designed by Finn and the photos are, of course, by his photographer uncle, Graham Twomey. I have helped with syntax and added elements important to our readers and to this story. While we write frequently about the Americas I feel somewhat remiss … [Read more...]
