Wildflowers Grow in the Ash of Mount Saint Helens Opportunity to Make Pictures of Mount Saint Helens Recently had I opportunity to again visit, and make pictures of Mount Saint Helens and was heartened by what I saw. In a testament to time, natural processes and a...
Entrance to Chinatown in Seattle The first time I visited Seattle I knew it was special. Its small downtown area jam-packed with attractions was a great place to get the Seattle vibe. In just a few days I ate in amazing restaurants, attended amazing festivals, put...
When I decided to live a nomadic life I never anticipated what some of the challenges and complications could be. I knew there would be, “unknown, unknowns” but luckily, so far they have been few and with patience and the right help – manageable. Moving from...
Getting to Oventic After an hour-long hellish cab ride from San Cristobal de las Casas, through the spectacular central highlands of Chiapas, we finally arrived at the autonomous Zapatista community of Oventic. This place isn’t on maps, the residents are...
Riding Horses into the Cloud Forest at Rancho La Escondida When my friends Chris and Rachel Larsen invited me to go along with them to meet someone who had a ranch deep in Zapatista country near Teopisca, Chiapas I was intrigued. I had driven through Zapatista...
Only ten minutes from the center of San Cristobal the preserve also protects 100 hectares of oak forests. There are great walking trails with beautiful views of the city, an amphitheater, beautiful works of modern sculpture and a unique greenhouse designed to...
(Update June 2018 – Atalaia, Portugal – After I left Mexico, Wes and I kept in touch and, as travelers often do, we met up again. This time in June 2016, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. We continued our friendship as if no time had passed and had a few more crazy...
I try to keep safety in mind everywhere I go. I lock doors, I use hotel safes wherever possible and try not to carry too much that anyone would want that could make me a target. I am not paranoid, and I go almost everywhere, but I use common street sense. One area...
