So, obviously, ordering a ceviche in a small town 250km from the sea is a bad idea. I knew that when i ordered it, but i didn't care, because i hadn't eaten anything all day due to feeling a bit weird and uncomfortable. I now think that perhaps i was suffering from heat exhaustion, and the fish just pushed me over the edge ( Read more... )

Tonight i finally broke and went to a fancy restaurant in Colombia. Well, at least on the marginally fancier end of this rural town of 40,000 people. I spent $10 on a ceviche that probably would've been $5 in Panama, but i desperately needed something fresh after eating a lot of heavy $3 lunches the past few days. The food here is on average ( Read more... )

I think i left you feeling in two minds about whether i wanted to stay in Santa Marta or not. In the end i did stay there, till after the election, but the town didn't really click with me ( Read more... )

Well, i took the plunge! I bought that bike. It is around 20kg, which is about 5kg heavier than the bike i took across Turtle Island, and it only has 6 gears (versus 21), so it is a lot tougher to move around, but fuck it. When i was cycling in the US i met dudes hauling trailers across the country, so i figure at the end of the day the main ( Read more... )

Last night i slept very poorly. I woke up twice during the night trying to figure out where to get a bike, or even if it would be a very good idea to travel on one in a country with active paramilitaries in rural areas ( Read more... )

Ah, first impressions. I think it might be the worst possible day to roll into an American town on Thanksgiving. I figured this was a holiday destination, so everything would be open, but it isn't, really ( Read more... )

I think Miami has ruined the rest of Florida for me. It's so fucking dull and pedestrian by comparison ( Read more... )

I love Miami Beach. It is exactly like my dream of what it should be. It is seedy. Dirty. Glitzy. Glamorous. Fake. Gritty. It feels like a future city. But also with a legacy that hasn't been steamrolled to make way for new development ( Read more... )

Since getting to Florida, more and more of my days have been consumed with trying to find somewhere to stay. I have pretty much boycotted Airbnb for years because i think it's an engine of gentrification, but now i am checking it regularly to see if i can find an alternative or affordable spot to stay overnight. I am checking Hipcamp. I am checking ( Read more... )

I haven't really been in the mood to journal the past few days, so let me try catch up ( Read more... )