The next installment in my pocket series of travel books has been released. In a Shithole Country, like Bullets and Beans, shows what we can learn from unexpected places when we bother to look beyond the headlines. Ethiopia does not disappoint.
Bullets & Beans: Lessons from Colombia
I’ve just released my latest book, Bullets and Beans: Lessons from Colombia, which includes the story “Searching for Godzilla” (see previous post). The book covers a month-long trip to Colombia from the Amazon to the Caribbean, and a hike to the Lost City of Teyuna. Piranhas, pirates, lost cities… what more do you want? This edition…
Searching for Godzilla
SOME TRIPS WERE MY GIRLFRIEND’S IDEA, others were mine. This one was all mine. Colombia offered everything from beaches to mountains to rainforest. I made a list of things to do, including of course a visit to the Amazon. Never enthusiastic about tropical heat or bugs, especially bugs, my girlfriend acquiesced to the trip rather than…
The Boojum Tree
I’m pleased to announce the release of my fifth publication. From its humble beginnings on this blog a few months ago to a fleshed-out book today, The Boojum Tree explores the seasonal life of employees in our national parks at a time when they are under assault by corporate America. Travelogue, parable, and finally, a cautionary tale, The Boojum…
Haiti: The Girl Next Door
MY GIRLFRIEND AND I flew to the Dominican Republic in the spring for a short vacation before starting our summer jobs. Almost as soon as we landed, however, Haiti began to beckon us. It was not the kind of siren song one hears from places like Thailand with its romantic beaches or France with its…
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