Balcony railings

September 25th 2008
I was incredulous at how empty the bus out of Peru was - just a handful of local people, an elderly couple clearly from the area but with US passports, and one other gringo. There were no queues or hassle at the border and, as the road began to wind back up into the Andes, I pondered what had been a low-key and hopefully auspicious entry into Ecuador. I wasn't sorry to leave Peru. I felt I'd ... read more

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The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more

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I quit the rat race in 2005, after working as an IT project manager for over a decade. I then travelled around the world for 4 years, a period of my life which is covered by this blog. After finishing my trip, I wrote a book about my dissatisfaction with my career, my reasons for quitting my job, life as a first-time thirtysomething backpacker, and finally the lessons learned from being exposed to experiences and people that I would never have encountered if I'd stayed in my office. The book is called "Out Of Office Male" and is available at all the usual eBook outlets. I took a ... full info

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