Crystalline coves and mysterious jungles make up Coron’s dramatic tropical sights. But a dip into the lakes open to a sublimely primitive world that can only be described as “ethereal.” Hence, any dive in the lakes amounts to an experience that is just magical.
Category: Offbeat Travel
La Fiesta Mama Negra in Ecuador
Down the spine of the Andes Mountains just one hour south of Quito, the city of Latacunga fills its streets with streamers and parades the cathedral’s statue of the Virgin and Child through several neighborhoods.
Peru’s Chavin de Huantar – Epic Archeological Adventure
Ancash lies quietly to the north of Lima, ignored by too many people who hop past to the golden northern beaches, the central jungle, or Cusco and Machu Picchu. Peru’s Chavin de Huantar – Epic Archeological Adventures and more await…
Volunteer Travel in Baños, Ecuador
When you volunteer and travel you make a difference in the lives of the people you meet.
The Choquequirao Trek or How to Be a Weekend Warrior in Peru
We descended such distances that the climate visibly changed around us, getting warmer and subtropical until the trees were dripping with ripe mangos and avocados.
Around the World Through a Photographer’s Lens – Myanmar
Myanmar through the photographer’s lens of Dave Stamboulis.
Half Bed and Torture Devices at Rembrandt House
In Rembrandt’s time, people believed that sleeping on your back could induce death. They feared that if they were not upright they’d literally lose there breath and suffocate before morning.
There Ain’t No Party Like a Trenchtown Party! Jamaica Rocks
The real Jamaica is a lot less scary and a lot more fun than you might imagine!
Black Robed Kaffir: Adventures on the other side of Pakistan
Dave Stamboulis defies the media perception and shows Pakistan to be filled with hospitable and kind people who live with their doors and hearts open.
Vagobond in Bulgaria – Part 3 – Sofia Statues and Parks
Travel around the world can’t be considered complete without visiting at least one former or current communist nation. I’ve been to a few of them now though many would argue that China is about as communist as the USA. As an anarchist, it strikes me as sad to think of the hope that went into the monuments and art of communism and the tragedy of death and despair that usually emerged from it.