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Why I love to travel: part two
“One of the gladdest moments of human life, methinks, is the departure upon a distant journey into unknown lands. Shaking off with one mighty effort the fetters of habit, the leaden weight of routine, the cloak of many cares and the slavery of home, man feels once more happy.” -Sir Richard Burton
After spending several consecutive [...]
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Tags: colombia, mompox, travel, vacation
Why I love to travel: part one
“People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home.” Dagobert D. Runes
In Cartagena, this guy seems interesting. His shtick is unique. But I’d avoid him like the plague at home.
I get to see others. I get to meet other people. I learn about new ways [...]
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Tags: cartagena, colombia, happiness, travel, traveling, vacation
After spending years in the Colombian forest looking down the barrel of a gun–and then being released—there’s another war that many FARC hostages face upon leaving captivity: a bidding war to secure the rights to publish their memoir.
After selling nearly 50,000 copies in Latin America and the U.S., Spanish Editorial Santillana decided on an initial [...]
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Tags: colombia, literary news
New book review, News
A book review I wrote for the L.A. Times just came out. I wanted to really love the book: The Lost Art of Walking, by Geoff Nicholson. Unfortunately, it just seemed like the more I looked at it, the more his argument fell apart.
In other news, I’m about to get on a plane and head [...]
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