Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Cursed in Peru

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South America is my favorite continent. Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, I have visited them...
Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Playing doctor in Borneo

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Traveling far from the beaten path has sometimes forced me to play doctor. That can be problematic. First, how do I persuade my own doctor t...
Monday, May 11, 2009

Through Borneo, From Coast to Coast

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In 1968, in a four-month journey across Borneo, the world’s third largest island, I traveled west to east, up the Kapuas and Bungan rivers a...
Friday, May 8, 2009

THE DOG THAT WENT BITING AROUND DURING THE NIGHT

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THE DOG THAT WENT BITING AROUND DURING THE NIGHT In northern Kenya, on a walking expedition with my friend Jeff Barr, I witnessed a do...
Wednesday, April 15, 2009

What You See May Not Be What You Think

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While sitting one evening around the fire with a group of Tuareg men, Sahara nomads bound from Niger to Lybia with c...
Sunday, April 12, 2009

Not all Honey is Easy to Get

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My wife hates to go to the supermarket. “It’s so boring,” she complains. Yes, but how convenient! Martha did not always feel like that. When...

Back from Colombia

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I’m back from Colombia. Had a great trip. Better than I expected. The country is back to better times. And the people are as friendly as eve...
Monday, February 16, 2009

Saying Good-bye for a While

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I must say good-bye for a while. I’ll be flying to Colombia in the next two days to work on a new magazine story. I lived in that country fo...
Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Travel Can Save Money--a Lot Sometimes

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How a Peru Trip Cut my Dentist’s Bill by Nearly 80% after Travel Expenses Don’t let the weak dollar keep you from traveling. There are still...
Friday, January 30, 2009

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Benin. Atakora Mountains near Boukombe. Somba initiate with antelope horns on her straw-woven cap and a white stone jutting down from a hole...