Mantra of Miles

My first glimpse of the Andes.  We shall be well acquainted by the time this is all said and done. — My first glimpse of the Andes. We shall be well acquainted by the time this is all said and done.

Cheap Paris

January 9, 2014

Not that I mind, of course

This town is certainly big enough for both of us, amigo

January 4, 2014

Turns out I'm not the only crazy gringo headed south this year

Why South America?

December 23, 2013

Despite the impression that some folks may have of it, South America is more than just empanadas, llamas, and soccer

#nationaldogday (as if I needed an excuse)

Pic by @maxxintx

Retrato del Perezoso de la Amazonia (Amazonia Sloth Portrait) #tbt

This little lady finally woke up from hibernation, told me she was hungry for empanadas.

#mcm (that is, #monkey crush Monday): This time last year I was lucky enough to get to volunteer with rescued animals like Ricky the #CapuchinMonkey at Zoorefugio Tarqui in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Head to the URL in the comments below to find out how

#tbt in #Chile (and #peru!). In parts of the #Atacama #Desert, it doesn't rain for years on end, and the land looks like Mars than Earth. You can ride for hundreds of miles without seeing a single tree, cactus, or blade of grass out here.

#tbt in #Chile week 2: Shared my lunch with this dark-haired cutie one afternoon, but I didn't have room to stuff in her my jacket and take her with me :'(

Going back to #Chile for #tbt : Moonrise in the #Atacama #Desert with my friend Oristárco from #Santiago.

#tbt "Camping behind a gas station in Arica, on the Chile/Perú border". This one goes out to anyone who ever had to rough it while out on the road and knows that real international travel isn't always as glamorous as our instagram ac

It's a big world, and you'll never see most of it if you only take paved roads. (#tbt Andes Mountains, Ayacucho Region, Peru)

Mantra of Miles: South America Dashboard

Distance traveled: 9871mi/15,886Km

Borders crossed: 11

Nights camped: 31

Empanadas eaten: 84

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