I do not know what I would be able to do in and around the city of Melbourne without Natalie. She has been such a great tour guide. She has taken the time off from school to show me around to all of these wonderful places for my entire time in Australia. If she were not here, this trip would cost a fortune. Luckily, she has the time and a car to show me all of her favorite places. The City. As some of you may know, I am not a city person. I now attribute this to the fact that I have not spent time in any good cities. (Bogota, Colombia was pretty killer though) Melbourne has been a new world for me. Although Natalie has explained its intricacies to me over the years, lets ... read more

Ever thought you could beat jet lag? How about when you fly to the other side of the planet? Maybe I am cocky, maybe I am full of confidence. Whatever it was, it was not enough. I failed. I thought I could drink coffee and watch movies on the flight until I reached about 10 pm Australian time (6 am MST) then sleep for a solid 8 hours and wake up refreshed, ready to explore this new country. It was a solid plan on paper, but executed terribly. Instead of sleeping, I just stayed awake and ended up rocking a total of 1.5 - 2 hours of sleep over the course of about 40. I arrived safely....Quantas Airlines has a perfect flying record with no crashes in its histroy, at least according to the movie Rain ... read more

Leaving Honduras turned out to be the best move I have made all trip. Just days after leaving the country´s president Zelaya was allowed back in and the country went into turmoil. Borders were closed, curfews were put back into place, and the possibility of having all human rights stripped were very real. None of this mattered to Natalie and I though because we were home free in the colonial city of Antigua. Cobblestone streets displayed under the large expanse of a big volcano with expenisve tourist shops on one side and cheap local markets on the other. It was almost too good to be true. Until now, we had not been in such an interesting city. This place is a great holiday for anyone´s budget, but even better for those with medium-large wallets on a ... read more

I am sorry for the delay in blog posts, but it was because I was having a great time and the internet services were expensive and slow. When I left you last I was heading to the city of Leon. We spent little time here, but really enjoyed the street markets and cheap movie theaters. FYI dont see the movie GI Joe. We were awake bright and early on our first day here by explosions over our hostel/city. We thought maybe someone was invading the city and we were kind of on edge, but it turns out we showed up for the first day of a month long festival. We spent one more day here and were awoken again at 5 am to a mariachi band playing directly outside our hostel door. They were celebrating the ... read more

Welcome to my new travel blog. Some of you took the time and followed me on my last adventure and some of you are new. As many of you know I took my first big solo adventure through much of South America two years ago. Since my return I have worked hard at finding ways to escape the real world and afford to get myself back on the road. It began with moving to Steamboat Springs. You might remember that I met a special girl while traveling last time. Somehow I convinced her to come to the United States and live with me for the year. (I think it was the ski season in Steamboat that really pulled her in) Anyway, Natalie came all the way from Australia on a 1 year Visa and we have ... read more