Travel

Argentina10 | upNorth | southeastAsia | Central America | Himalayas| Patagonia
Argentina10 -- I visited Buenos Aires and northern Patagonia from December 2009 to January 2010. I stayed in Buenos Aires for a month, studying Spanish and visiting most of the tourist attractions. I enjoyed celebrating New Year's and the start of the Dakar Rally at the Obelisk. Then I traveled to the Patagonian Andes to fish for trout in the Rio Chimehuin and Rio Aluminé. I stayed in Junin de los Andes for two weeks and then stayed in Aluminé. I went to Lago Huechulafquen, and visited a Maupuche village high in the Andes.
upNorth -- I visited northern B.C. and the Yukon Territory during July and August 2009. I drove my 4Runner for 6,500 miles over eight weeks. I followed the Alaskan Highway and then the Dempster and returned on the Cassiar. I enjoyed lots of camping and fishing. I saw lakes, rivers, valleys, mountains, and glaciers. I spotted lots of wildlife: grizzly and black bear, moose, deer, lynx, red fox, arctic fox, bison, Stone sheep, mountain goat, bald eagle, golden eagle, least squirrel, arctic chipmunk, American beaver, mountain beaver, coyote, least weasel and Arctic hare. I caught Arctic grayling, lake trout, rainbow, bull trout, pink salmon and sockeye salmon.
southeastAsia -- I visited peninsular Asia during January and February 2009. I spent a week in Singapore, four weeks in Thailand and three weeks in Malaysia. I alternated between touring cities and visiting island beaches. Singapore has good food and good museums. I toured Bangkok and western Thailand near Burma. In the south, I visited several islands (Ko Samui and Ko Taratao), crossed into Malaysia by sea, traveled by speed boat to Ko Lipe and Pulau Langkawi. I then visited Penang, Kuala Lampur, Pangkor, Melaka and Tioman. I returned to Singapore and from there flew home completing two months travel.

CentralAmerica -- In early 2008, I traveled for ten weeks in Central America. I flew to Panama City and worked my way north ultimately flying home from Guatemala City. Enjoying the local experience, I used “chicken” buses for transportation. And yes, there are chickens on the buses; but then at some point, there are basically everything on the buses. I visited the countries of Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala. I studied Spanish in Panama. Mayan ruins, indigenous villages, colonial cities, volcanoes, rain forests, beaches and tropical birds were the highlights. Oh, and my Spanish got better.

Himalayas -- My Himalayan Adventure contains a two-month travelogue through China, Tibet, Nepal and India. This road journal contains postings and photos uploaded in the field during my trip to Asia during April to June 2007. Join me from Beijing to Delhi, Xi'an, the Tibetan grasslands, Lhasa, Mt. Everest Base Camp, Khatmandu and the Ganges. Posts include travel tips and descriptions of people, monasteries and mountains. My photo collections include the Great Wall, Terracota Warriors, Lhasa, Buddhist monasteries, Rishikesh, and Haridwar.

Patagonia -- My Patagonia Adventure contains fly fishing reports from the major rivers in Patagonia including Rio Chimehuin, Rio Rivadavia and Rio Gallegos. Posts include descriptions of flies, tackle, river conditions, insects, fishing tips and trout species. Fishing destinations include Bariloche, Junin de los Andes, Parque Los Alerces and Tierra del Fuego. My photo collections include Volcan Lanin, Torres del Paine, Perito Moreno, Ushuaia, and the Canal Beagle.