Ugly Americans

Passport Problems, a.k.a. I procrastinate. A lot.

Photo of the Day: Petra, Jordan
From Petra

Picture of the Week: Bullfight in Columbia
From Bullfighting in MedellinSorry about the quality of this picture. This was early on my trip and I really had no idea how to work my camera. On this one, the bullfight was inside at night with poor lighting and that's why it looks so off.In another fit of travel luck, we ran into a local Columbian lawyer who was a huge bullfig

Potato Chips Around the World
I don't know about you, but potato chips are my personal crack cocaine. Once I open a bag, I just can't stop until I'm finished. Small, little personal sized bag. . . right on up to the mega-Wal-Mart sized ones. They are bad, bad things.Back home, I had pretty much eliminated them from my diet. After doing some reading up on some food basics, I had taken out almost all processed foods (and fast food) from my life. I am of the firm belief that both of them are so packed full of chemicals and other stuff that is horrible for you that we are all just slowly killing ourselves with the food we eat.Try as I might though, I have broken down a few times on the road and

Photo of the Day: Damascus
From DamascusI really, really liked Syria. Looking forward to a solid 4-5 months solely in the Middle East in the next few years. Now, if I can just get an Irish passport to make the Iran trip easier. . .

Photo of the Day: San Blas Islands, Panama
From San Blas islandsthere were some really nice cloud/sunset looks on these islands. Problem was -- early in my trip, before I really knew how to use my camera (not that I'm any sort of expert now).