At about noon, the bus pulled to the side of the road, seemingly in the middle of nowhere. There was nothing in eyeshot except jungle and the two-lane road. The bus driver announced “ENBISIO’N!” The passengers looked around confused for a second, “Here?” … Read more
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New Ideas – Dan Cleland podcast with Rak Razam
Dan Cleland, the founder of Pulse Tours, where I went for my ayahuasca retreats, started his own podcast: The Dan Cleland Experience (DCXP).
Below is Dan’s interview with Rak Razam, journalist and producer of the documentary Aya Awakenings. … Read more
Liberia, Monteverde & Quepos, Costa Rica
My taxi driver dropped me off about 200m before the immigration office on the Nicaraguan side of the border. When grabbing my bags from the trunk a local border hustler tried to help me with my things. There are usually dozens of these types of people swarming tourists at borders, and I usually ward them off. … Read more
San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
My taxi driver dropped me at a gas station across the street from the multicolored “San Juan del Sur” welcome sign.
San Juan del Sur is a medium sized beach town of about 15,000 people situated on a moon shaped bay of the Pacific in the far Southwest of Nicaragua. … Read more
New Ideas – Rolf Potts
I’m slacking on writing, so here’s some content for you while I produce the next post.
This is a podcast with Rolf Potts, author of Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide the Art of Long-Term World Travel. This book was instrumental in convincing me to embark on my travels. … Read more