Monthly Archives: March 2024

Hands of Time

 There are lots of hints and even some surefire tell tale signs that life for the average Joe in Colombia is improving. Expensive phone addictions are more common daily and likely to become as problematic as they have become in … Continue reading

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Never Promised You a Rose Garden …..

There’s an older man a few houses down with the interesting habit of asking every question in a roundabout manner. The other day he asked me point blank if I’d like to come over and see his flower garden in … Continue reading

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A. J. and Mario were Pikers …

 No traveler to South America can possibly go home without one or two tales of their white knuckle gut ripping fear induced shit your pants experiences while out on the roads. It matters not whether it be by bus, car, … Continue reading

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I have fears ….

 Anyone in Florida needing some kind of acceptable home repair done in an efficient and proficient manner over the past few years has learned it’s at best a crap shoot just as it is in South America . Today’s story … Continue reading

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From Boot Heels to Boot Hill …

 My favorite scene in the Robert Redford film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was when they first arrived in Bolivia and disembarked the train somewhere in its center to be confronted by a nasty grubby scene complete with routing … Continue reading

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Belly Aching

 Got up yesterday morning with a somewhat painful stomach . This may not exactly be an unusual affliction for a Gringo traveler in South America and let me tell ya, this Gringo has experienced some epic stomach ailments while down … Continue reading

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