I've been lurking around BFC for a few months now and thought it was about time to get social, so by way of introduction here are a few photos from my flickr account.
I don't claim to have the wanderlust or experience of some of the guys n' gals on here, but my eyes have been opened and I want more. Luckily I work in a fairly easy-going job and it has the potential to get out and about a bit. I'd love to do more of Asia, revisit South America and stray farther from the gringo-trail and spend a lot longer in New Zealand enjoying the land. In the next year I plan to do a short trip to Vancouver, a 10-dayer loosely for work in Shanghai and a week motorcycling out of California if time and money allows.
So, without further ado:
PeruCoy (Guinea Pig) barbeque
Upcycled soles
Child watches, unimpressed as gringo digs hole using traditional hoe
Lady carries her wares to the Pachamama peak, Amantani
Local dinner of herbal tea (not coca, but similar anti altitude-sickness properties) and vegetables
We stayed with a village schoolteacher on Amantani island, who spoke mostly Quechua, despite the Spanish text on the board.
I assure you, it wasn't...