I leave Ecuador tomorrow evening for Peru. I have spent almost two months in Ecuador, while it has its charms, I think I liked Colombia …
Wanderlust
Where did all the people go?

Yesterday I arrived in Leticia, Colombia. It was a pleasant 90 minute flight from Bogotá, but it is always a bit disconcerting when a landing strip just appears from out of nowhere, but no worries, we landed just fine. While Leticia is a fairly modern city, it is most definitely isolated.
Everywhere has stores, right?

In two days, I leave for South America. Two days. Forty-eight short hours. And yet, my backpack sits empty. Completely empty. My plans are completely …
Wandering where the maps end

Ahhhh, Holyhead… One of those places where you truly feel like you are at the edge of the world. One of those places where the …
The Climb-Wales’ tallest peak

Taking on Wales’ tallest peak A South Carolinian wanders into a bar in somewhere in Northern England. There’s got to be a joke in there …
Holyhead and Anglesey

Ahhhh, Holyhead… One of those places where you truly feel like you are at the edge of the world. Holyhead, located on the Island of …
I May Be Crazy

Hello, my name is Michelle. Welcome to my blog. I probably should have said this before. I haven’t done much in the way of travel or …
Two roads diverged

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one …
Leaving on a jet plane

At 19, I made my first trip across the Atlantic. Destination–England. Nowhere particularly exotic, but for my first trip out of the country, just the …