http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Reedo/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Reedo en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:08:40 +0000 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:08:40 +0000 Well I proved myself right once again on this trip. I knew my typical trip equation would work and it did to the nth degree. Travel Fast No Real Plan Foreign Country 6 Gringos A wild adventure with tons of things going wrong but so right. I knew I was off to a good one as I waited at the airport for my ride to come. 600 700 800. I was so shocked there was no one to pick me u http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/blog-443260.html As if the Running of the Bulls was not enough fulfillments for one vacation I still had 5 days left to drive to Africa and wander Morocco for a few days. So after dropping off Alex and Irish at the Airport we picked up our new Canadian companion Erin. I donrsquot think she had any idea what were in store for her over the next few days but then again either did we. We hit the road from Madri http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Morocco/blog-324024.html 8 Times going back to the little island of Utila and it still gets better every time. Mostly because we had a great group of guys that gave it all we had for a hell of a week that seemed like an eternity. Usually I remember vacations going by fast but we jam packed so much in to everyday I think we tricked our brains into thinking we were there a lot longer then we were. That just means I ca http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/Bay-Islands/Utila/blog-314780.html This blog has been a long time coming as I got back from this trip over a month ago but with all that happened on this trip I needed to write something to remember all the things that happened. Before I start I just want to say that this festival called San Fermin better known as the running of the bulls was one of the greatest experiences of my life. It was complete sensory overload for 2 1 http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Navarre/Pamplona/blog-314773.html I survived barely that is. That marathon was definately the most difficult physical thing I have ever done in my life. At this point I am over coming my last pain in my torn achilles tendon. I want this puppy to heal so I can start running again and training for my next one. Running that race was like finding a drug Ive been looking for ever since I played my last game for Ohio State. Now I http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/Manhattan/blog-219729.html Here we go. After 6 months of running running and more running the race is finally upon me. Its been an interesting road. I definitely started this journey thinking I was going to conquer this thing on my first marathon and qualify for Boston. What I didn't realize is doing a advanced training program and keeping injury free is tougher than I thought. Over the course of the summer and fall http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/Manhattan/blog-216384.html Two weeks in Honduras Actually on the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras and Mostly on a little island called Utila. Most people dont know this as a big tourist destination yet but it rivals and surpasses most better known destinations in the carribean and is now really starting to get put on the map. This isnt close to my first trip to this part of the globe but it was sure my most memora http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/Bay-Islands/Utila/blog-191803.html I hate to say it but it looks like I might be. That is if I can get you all to help me out a little bit. So heres the deal. I have decided that I want to run the ING New York City Marathon this year after somehow getting hooked on this running stuff. You know I always used to laugh at those dudes running in there skimpy shorts with the weird hats on and its sad to say that I am now one of those d http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/New-York/New-York/blog-185089.html Just to make things clear Im not out of the country again though I would sure like to be. I have a idea that I have been spreading some word around and I wanted to start to make some final plans up. Heres the plan. I am going to plan a trip down to Utila from around the 29th of July through August 6th. Utila is an Island in the Carribean that I have been to over 7 times in the last 4 years. It http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Honduras/Bay-Islands/Utila/blog-163638.html Well I am almost home. Just sitting here putting the final touches on my last blog in a locotorio in Equador. What a trip its been but I am really ready to come home at this point and get things rolling again. I am actually looking more foreard to business then I ever have. Anyways back to where I left off. The Galapagos Island. An 8 day adventure of sailing and wildlife that I will never http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Ecuador/Galapagos/blog-137492.html After my short pit stop in Buenos Aires I was off to Peru to meet up with Luis Vasquez a once proffesional Surfer and currently a Board maker and surf instructor. Luis and his wife picked my up at the airport around 11 at night and we headed back to there nice place on the Arica Beach about 40 min outside of Lima Peru. For the next two days we went to a couple different surf spots and with the http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Ica/Paracas/blog-134296.html Well I sure had a lot of first on this leg of the journey. The destination Salvador Brazil for the Biggest party in the world. CARNAVAL. WIth over 2 million people in the streets at once with every race and class you can imagine what could happen and it sure did. Like I said a lot of first time experiences for me on this oen such as. First time Ive gotten jumped and robbed by 3 guys Head b http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Bahia/Salvador/blog-132120.html Here I am back in BA for 4 days of relaxation and being a normal tourist for awhile as I travel around BA and check out what I missed before. I had a pretty good but low key 5 days in town here with one major highlight and probably the best night out on the whole trip. I got in from Ushuaia at like 2 in the morning on sunday and then had a cab drive me around to like 5 hotels to get a room. I http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Buenos-Aires/blog-129084.html Of the end of the world as we call it up north. Ushuaia but wait Im getting ahead of myself. I left you all at Rio Gallegos which was the end of my travels in Tatoo and a sad time in giving her back to the airport. I actaully was pretty relieved as Im not sure how much more she could take on these gravel roads down here. This journal is a log one with lots of pics but well worth the time to re http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Tierra-del-Fuego/Ushuaia/blog-125735.html Renting a Ford Tatoo for 25 Days....1200.00 275 Litres of Super Gasoline.... 150.00 Repairing 7 Flat tires...... 200.00 9 nights lodging in Hotel Ford Tatoo....Free getting ripped off for a used jug to put spare fuel in 5.00 Driving 1400 Kilometers down route 40 on the worst gravel roads you can imagine with 60 mph winds in the middle of nowhere and with 3 isreali soldiers packed in http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Santa-Cruz/Perito-Moreno-Glacier/blog-125395.html So I took off again heading south down to meet my new friend from the internet cafe not really knowing what to expect. It was much better than the other option of going down there blind. I got to this tiny town of Rio Pico late at night and that is where I attempted to download the pictures of the last blog and almost punched out the computer. I ended up finding a nice street in town to make m http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Chubut/Esquel/blog-125368.html Here are the pictures that I left out of the last blog. I finally figured out how to download these things faster so it wont happen again. Enjoy. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Chubut/Esquel/blog-124768.html Well here I am in a town of about 100 people on the only computer in town attempting to put this blog together. Im sorry for the lack of pics on this one. I had 30 ready to go on but this internet connection is driving me mad. Im so frustrated I cant even see straight. Anyways I got the most important one on there of my big fish. As of my last blog I was pretty frustrated with the fishing s http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Chubut/Esquel/blog-122894.html Entonces. so in spanish I left mendoza around 900 on wed night and hopped on a two level bus on my way to Neoquen. These buses down here are no greyhound. They are luxury for a bus. We had a nice dinner and then I managed to instantly fall asleep. When I awoke we were already in Neoquen after a 12 hr journey. I got a cab at the bus station and took off to the airport in search of my rental http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Rio-Negro/San-Carlos-de-Bariloche/blog-121279.html My last couple days in Mendoza have been full of action. Exactly how I like things. I just cant stand getting caught in the lazy days of vacation where you do absolutly nothing. That is except Ruttgers. That is an exception. So on Monday I had arranged to a trip to Argentina Rafting to go down the Rio Mendoza. I have been white water rafting in Honduras once before and had a great time. I as http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Mendoza/Mendoza/blog-120048.html