Three months it took for Mark to convince me to travel. Three months of Buenos Aires lifestyle, luxurious and rich in taste, everything at our disposal. Mark wanted out, wanted to strap on the backpack and make our way north for the sights and sounds of South America. I wanted to wait and see if...

Mark and I made it northbound across the Bolivia/Peru border last week on a hellishly uncomfortable train. If I have learned one thing about Bolivia, it is that they are on an entirely different schedule than the rest of the world. We have been lucky enough to stay in places that could be termed...

Arrived here (here being northern Panama) last week after a 7day sailing adventure from Colombia. Mark and I chose to sail from Cartagena to Colon. We hooked up with an English guy and an Irish lad, and hunted out a boat and captain to hire for the ride northwest. We met a sketchy 65 year old...