jeff’s career break
Barbeque, Beer and Lonely Women
Written By: jeff
Posted On: October 31st, 2010
On Tuesday, July 10th, I finally landed in Sao Paolo. While it took me a while to get there, I did finally arrive – exactly one week and about 2 hours before the terrible plane crash on July 17th. But, I made a two-hour drive to the northwest of Sao Paolo to Piracicaba – the [...]
The Long Patient Wait
Written By: jeff
Posted On: October 17th, 2010
I arrived in Lima on Thursday morning and made my way over to my hotel. I got so little sleep this week due to the crazy schedule of having to get up early almost every morning to either get to/from Machu Picchu, up Machu Picchu or to leave Cusco, that I just crashed in my [...]
From Uninspired to Awed
Written By: jeff
Posted On: October 10th, 2010
To say my stay in Cusco was uninspired, would be an understatement. The city itself is beautiful with the best central plaza I’ve seen so far in South America. There are also some beautiful museums, ruins, and a decent nightlife. However, I arrived during the busiest time of the year. Add to that the fact [...]
Stumped in Cusco
Written By: jeff
Posted On: October 3rd, 2010
Well, after having been in Ecuador since the end of April, my time here has finally ended. I’m a little sad to be going. The country treated me very well. And, unlike Argentina and Chile, I am probably not returning so this really is goodbye. The toe saga continued. It wasn’t looking very good and [...]
Galapagos Day 7: Penguins & Volcanos
Written By: jeff
Posted On: September 19th, 2010
Today started early to explore Bartolomeo Island. We were on board the rafts by 6:10AM. The penguins of Galapagos are early risers to get their fishing done before it gets too hot. Granted at this time of year, the temperature only rises to about 22-25 degrees C (about 70-78 degrees F), but during the hot [...]
Galapagos Days 5 & 6: Birds, Turtles and Fish
Written By: jeff
Posted On: September 12th, 2010
On Thursday, we had an even earlier start to the day since our excursion left at 7:30 instead of our normal 8:00AM. I awoke early and again sat out on the back of the boat taking in the view of the islands. The cool breeze coming off the water made for a crisp, fresh morning. [...]
Galapagos Days 3 & 4: Cruising Around the lsles
Written By: jeff
Posted On: September 5th, 2010
After an early breakfast, we were on our rafts at 8:00AM to head off to Isla Lobos or Sea Lion Island. Just like yesterday we walked through dozens, maybe hundreds of sea lions. We also saw a few more blue-footed boobies and some yellow warblers. The sun was out and there were few clouds in [...]
Galapagos Days 1 & 2: When Sea Lions Attack
Written By: jeff
Posted On: August 29th, 2010
After a quick breakfast on Sunday, I was off to the airport to catch the short 1.5 hour flight to the Galapagos Islands. We flew into the airport on the tiny island of Baltra. I met up with my tour group, collected my stuff and we took a 45 minute shuttle to a dock where [...]
Down to Southern Ecuador
Written By: jeff
Posted On: August 22nd, 2010
I returned to Quito on Saturday for one night before heading down south to two remote yet historically significant cities: Cuenca and Loja. I had a couple of things to do in the city so I spent what was left of Saturday and Sunday running errands. I caught up with Gloria and two of her [...]
Deeper Into the Jungle
Written By: jeff
Posted On: August 15th, 2010
The day started off on a few dour notes and I wasn’t sure how it was going to turn out. This morning’s wake up call at 5:30 came early and not due to the hour. For some reason, I could not sleep last night. So, when the knock at the door came, I moved slower [...]
