I love that cultures around the world celebrate New Years on their own schedules but with similar intent. For example, my Nepali friends celebrate Nava Varsha, which, according to their…
La Rosa de Guadalupe
Written by Fidgit As we wind up this stretch/year of walking, I thought to do a profound post, exploring the entrenched gender bias of the great Epics. I was going…
The Darién Debacle
Written by Fidgit The Darién Gap has been crossed on foot thousands of times. The trick is, you have to be desperate to do so, thus most of the foot…
Women of Colombia
Written by Fidgit Connection both takes and creates energy. This is how an individual is able to keep on giving, when she has nothing left. Thus begets the irony: in…
Herstory: She Can Engineer a Better Way
The ‘Herstory: She Can’ series profiles women who pursue their passions. Each have stepped up with courage, a message, and a willingness to share her own odyssey. This week is…
Safety in Colombia
Written by Fidgit It can be difficult for travelers to get a judicious read on safety in Colombia. The rest of the world tells you it is incredibly dangerous, paramilitary…
Every Long Traveler’s Journey
Written by Fidgit Daniel pedaled up as we walked along the Pan-american Highway in southern Colombia. We spent a day traveling side by side along an open stretch of road, he…
Ingapirca to Achupallas: Emiterio & Tia Ines
Written by Fidgit In which Tia Ines and Emiterio explain (sometimes simultaneously): How Achupallas was built of of Pre-Inca and Incan stonework and some surprising tidbits about the invasion of the…
English Champions & Adolescent Guides: The Boys of Ecuador
Haz clic aquí para leer en español Written by Fidgit Ecuador is a spiderweb of roads. Crossing it has been a matter of connecting back and sometimes principal roads, periodically…
Evening on the Marañón
Haz clic aquí para leer en español Written by Fidgit We pulled the boats onto the beach below Tupen Grande mid day. Most of the crew headed into the village…
