How to Cross a Continent

Few people travel across entire continents these days.  It’s a shame.  Cheap airfares allow time-pressed travelers  to skip across our earth without ever seeing what lies between Point A and B.  But you’re different – you want to experience a continent in its entirety, to gain an intimate understanding of the land and her peoples. … Continue reading

What’s in a Name? Significance of Una Idea Peregrina

It’s about time I explained what “Una Idea Peregrina” means. I first heard this expression when I told some collegues my plans for the future – educating myself by the book of the world, drinking deeply from the stream of life and traveling for the foreseeable future.  As I explained in my first blog, I … Continue reading

A Letter to Don Quixote

Dear Don Quixote, It’s January 21th, 2010 and it’s time to assess my dreams, both those realized and those still lying ahead.  If you were still alive (or ever alive) think you would be proud of how far I have chased my dreams, but I still have much further to go.  2009 was a big … Continue reading