HAYLEY AND I MOVED SOUTH, trading the cold desert of Wyoming for the hot desert of Arizona. We traveled through more desert along the way, starting with the Red Desert near the Colorado border. Geologists refer to this region as an endorheic basin. Any rain that has the misfortune of falling here cannot look forward to…
African Camelot
BY THE TIME WE REACHED GONDAR I felt like I’d found my sea legs in Africa, meaning that I’d adjusted my expectations downward and put my guard up. We’d only been in Ethiopia for four days and already I was on a diet of soup and tea. Still, once we’d located a hotel and gotten…
In a Shithole Country: Lessons from Ethiopia
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…
James Perry 