"Driving Ms. Daisy Down the Amazon" (03/16/12)
This trip had been in planning for a little less than a year. My goal is to slowly chop the legs off the table and bring it crashing down. The table being a metaphorical South America, the legs being the metaphorical key attractions of said table, and the chopping action would therefore be the metaphor of visiting the legs. Pretty heavy stuff. Continue Reading
"Not Your Father's Colombia" (05/16/11)
I was looking for a cheap flight to Latin America. Spirit Airlines has added a number of locations (I have commented on the frustration in my last blog on Spirit, but you get what you pay for and I accept that). I found that they fly to 4 different cities in Colombia for an average roundtrip of $400. I did some quick researching and found that the country is actually one of the safest in SA, although the perception in NA is still that of a drug infested wasteland. Continue Reading