“STARVING AFRICANS!” I looked over my shoulder to see a young man in a scarf holding aloft a styrofoam cup. Our eyes met. “…and orphans!” he added emphatically. Behind him was a table with a couple of large thermos containers. A banner was flapping in the cold wind but I was pedaling too fast to…
La Baja
THE NEWS FROM MEXICO was rife with stories of beheadings as the drug war produced narcotraffickers as merciless as Aztec priests. None of this escaped the notice of my friends, who made sure to log their disapproval of my trip in advance in order to tut-tut with impunity over my headless corpse later. My girlfriend…
The Intangible Empire: Notes from a Vagrant Life
Here’s my most recent publication, featuring stories that were first posted on this blog. As my friend used to say, “Lots of twists and turns in life and still no end in sight…”
NEW BOOK: The Visible Sun: Exploring the Ruta Maya
I took a hiatus from writing this blog in order to finish my third book, which is now complete. The title of the new book is The Visible Sun: Exploring the Ruta Maya and it expands on the adventures I relate in this blog concerning the ancient Maya. It’s both a history and a travelogue, with myself and…
La Ruta Maya – Tulum
WHEN WE ARRIVED IN TULUM later that day, we just wanted to find a hostel and a hammock. We found both a short walk from the bus station. Our room was a private thatch-roofed hut on the second floor next to a large balcony that was strung with hammocks from one end to the other. There…
James Perry 