This is the third part of my adventures in Peru and Bolivia. You might also be interested in my short stop in Lima or mountaineering in Bolivia. My dad and I spent a few days in La Paz getting some work done, exploring the city’s steep and winding streets, and planning our excursion to the […]
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After a short stop in Lima, I climbed Huayna Potosi in the Bolivian Andes, a peak nearly 20,000 feet above sea level.
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This is the first installment of three covering my adventures in Peru and Bolivia. You might also be interested in mountaineering in Bolivia and my subsequent Adventures in Potosi and Uyuni. My prior climbing trips to Russia and Mexico focused on volcanoes, whose relatively gentle slopes make for straightforward mountaineering. In search of a challenge […]
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My girlfriend’s family has roots in Michigan, a state I’ve never visited before. We visited some of Detroit’s cultural attractions, made a side trip across Lake Huron to Canada, and spent a few days at the family’s lake cottage. We packed a lot into a week, but it was great to explore a new part […]
Continue ReadingClimbing the Volcanoes of Mexico
I landed in Mexico City and caught a bus straight from the airport to Puebla, the fourth largest city in the country. It welcomed me back to Mexico with colonial architecture and large helpings of mole poblano and ceviche. Much of my first day was spent answering emails from the office and preparing for my […]
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Two weeks in Jamaica – a country that has it all. We had a great time on the beach and in the mountains.
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After climbing Mount Elbrus and visiting Sochi and Abkhazia, my last few days in Russia were spent in Moscow, visiting the capital’s main attractions. My red eye flight from Adler landed in the early morning hours, and I again took the convenient Aeroexpress train into the center of the city. It was far too early to […]
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