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After a night on the lam we finally got a chance to see what our impromptu campsite looked like in actual light:

We were right at kilometer 82, the start of the four-day Inca Trail route. It was gorgeous and peaceful and the snow-capped mountains were simply stunning. We got all our gear, slung […]

Before I write anything else, I want to apologize for not posting sooner. Since I got back to Brooklyn it’s been a non-stop whirlwind of activity, which is quite unusual for me. And in the down-times I’ve been catching up on sleep and being lazy. Of course the more I put off […]

Perhaps you would like to hear about my Inca Trail adventures? Or perhaps you would like to know how, on the night before we were to leave for the Inca Trail, my companions and I found ourselves on the dirt backroads of Cusco at midnight trying to leave the city just as a farmer´s […]

I’m in Cusco now and still exhausted thanks to a horrible bout of food poisoning the likes of which I hadn’t experienced in at least a decade. I was this close to looking for someone to perform an exorcism on me because I was convinced that some evil power was alive in my belly. […]

As you can see, I was able to get on the internets - though this may be the only time, since tomorrow I’m leaving Lima and heading for Cusco and the Inca Trail. This post will be short and uninspired because I am running on empty right now. Had an overnight flight on which I barely […]

It still hasn’t quite sunk in that I’m off to Peru tomorrow, mainly because this is one of the few times that I am not the organizer of the trip. When D and I go anywhere it is understood that I will plan everything out, sort through the details, go with the best options, […]

This week my school is closed from Wednesday to Friday, essentially giving me a five-day weekend. D and I were planning on going to Newport, Rhode Island from Wednesday to Friday (we have a wedding on Saturday) but due to a combination of the weather dropping almost 20°, D getting a flood of client emergencies, […]

Five weeks after seeing Little Sister in Prague, I finally got around to sifting through the photos. I hadn’t been to Prague in over ten years but all that changed in that time were the prices. The atmosphere, beauty, and breath-taking architecture were just as I remembered. I felt so at home […]

Friday night I went out with D, Ultra, and our friend Eddie to see a band called Thinning The Herd. Our friend Richie is a guitarist in the band and he also happens to be Eddie’s brother. The show took place in a really crappy hole-in-the-wall bar in Williamsburg. There was an […]

I can’t believe I’m flying home tomorrow and it’s back to reality.  I’ve sort of forgotten this concept of “work”; it seems strange that I will wake up Monday morning before the sun is up, put on dress pants (ugh) and a sensible top, and go to this place called work.
I’ll put up pictures from […]