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Maybe wanderlust is a search for home.
I’ve been reading The Handsomest Man in Cuba, a great memoir by Lynette Chiang, an Australian woman who traveled through Cuba by bicycle. In one passage, she states that “man will travel the world to find what he seeks at … Continue reading
Exploring Unnatural Light
In the last two months I’ve been getting into some interesting photo techniques using long exposures at night which include lighting that I add to selected parts of the scene. The basic concept goes like this: I set up a … Continue reading
Los Perros de Valparaíso
Well, since I´ve been here in Valparaíso for more than a month now, maybe you´re wondering what I´ve been up to, aside from eating… that has been no small job. Walking up and down the hills here gives me a … Continue reading
News from the Bottom Half of the world
Well, it´s official- this trip has now completely abandoned any pretense of being a bike tour, as I just sold my bike. Due to the fact that I can´t really ride any great distance, it was more of a hinderance … Continue reading
Injury-touring in Chile
Well, that was quite a bike tour… since arriving in Chile we´ve had about ten days off the bike and five days on, definitely not the most disciplined bro-trek that´s ever been conceived (not that it´s a bad thing.) We … Continue reading
Valparaiso and the Road to Santiago
Well it´s been a little while since I´ve posted anything on this, sorry about that but finding internet and fitting a good old blogging session in is a bit of a chore here. Anyway, I finally got some pictures up … Continue reading
In Chile!!
WOOHOO!! Wow, Chile is beautiful. Unfortunately for you, I can´t put up any pictures at present, so take my word for it until I can. We are in Valparaiso, which as the name implies, is a bit like paradise. It … Continue reading
Centralia, PA: The town that no longer exists.
Centralia was a coal mining community in eastern Pennsylvania. In 1962 a coal seam was ignited by burning waste in the town’s dump. From then on, fissures began to develop, pouring out smoke and carbon monoxide gas. The town remained … Continue reading
Some Dust Bowl Ephemera
Reading The Grapes of Wrath recently got me on a search for primary source documents from the Dust Bowl, and I found the Library of Congress’ Voices From the Dust Bowl site, which has a wealth of interesting news clippings, … Continue reading
Whitewater geese!
I just put up a video I took a while back of some geese on Wissahickon Creek here in Philly running some little rapids. It was pretty funny!
Anthony wandered away 