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I'm going where the sun keeps shining, through the pouring rain.
Going where the weather suits my clothes.
Banking off of the northeast winds, sailing on a summer breeze
And skipping over the ocean like a stone.
Henry Nilsson
Unicorn
I'm actually quite eager to write about my adventures today. Not because they were particularly thrilling, so to speak... don't get me...
Joanna
Nov 1, 20188 min read
Ok, We Go! Jo Chi Minh City
First day in Vietnam... let the walking, the sore & blistered feet and the jet lag begin! Today I explored... I have to admit, from the...
Joanna
Oct 31, 201811 min read
No Facebook / No Passport
OMG... today... What a hellish adventure. From now on, when I decide to do something like this, please just talk me out of it and make...
Joanna
Oct 30, 20185 min read
Meltdowns, Wine, Window Seats, Robots & Shrimp
As happens on most… actually, scrap that… and start over… As happens on ALL of my adventures… I usually do something (maybe quite a lot...
Joanna
Oct 29, 20185 min read
Why Vietnam?
Honestly... this is both a tough and an easy question. When people ask me "Why Vietnam?," a bunch of fabricated, yet well thought-out...
Joanna
Oct 28, 20182 min read
And then this Little Piggy went home...
I had to say Goodbye to Ecuador. It was really tough. I was thinking of staying longer, exhausting my entire bank account .. and then...
Joanna
Feb 9, 20183 min read
Hurry Up & Wait
I have had to endure the unfortunate experience of having to check out of my boutique luxury retreat... Goodbye comfortable bed......
Joanna
Feb 8, 20185 min read
The Right Kind of Donkey
For my second to final day in Quito, I had booked a full day tour to the beautiful Quilotoa Volcano. Here was what I was told to expect;...
Joanna
Feb 7, 20188 min read
Prohibition & Rain
I'm just going to start off and tell everyone exactly what is going on right here and right now... because no one is going to believe it....
Joanna
Feb 6, 20183 min read
Baby Jesus
I left Canoa very early yesterday morning... big flight to catch! Thanks be to Baby Jesus that I opted out of taking the local bus... I...
Joanna
Feb 6, 20185 min read
Right on the Fuckin Beach
Yesterday I left my little dirt hill haven in Puerto Lopez and began my day's journey to Canoa. I have to admit, I struggled a little...
Joanna
Feb 4, 20184 min read
Not a Plate in Sight
Yesterday, while enjoying my complimentary breakfast by the pool, I met a really nice American couple from Reno, Nevada. They were...
Joanna
Feb 3, 20188 min read
Puerto Pissy Pants
I was Miss Pissy Pants yesterday. NOT all day… but most of the day. Please remember how hungry I was… it wasn’t a conscious diet-effort...
Joanna
Feb 2, 20188 min read
Ayangue & a Little Hungry Too
There I was in beautiful, and eerily quiet, Ayangue. When I arrived on Sunday, the place was seriously hopping with people and beach...
Joanna
Feb 1, 20185 min read
Big Hugs & No Borracha
I had to part with some very dear friends yesterday... That’s right… I went through my entire pack and I took out a few items of clothing...
Joanna
Jan 31, 20186 min read
Dump me at the Beach
I have now made my way out of Guayaquil... Exciting! ... onwards & upwards to new adventures! It was a slow process, but I felt a little...
Joanna
Jan 30, 20185 min read
444 Stairs & Wild Cats
I don't have a lot to say about yesterday DAY... because during the day, I didnothing. Nothing really worth mentioning anyway. I woke...
Joanna
Jan 29, 20184 min read
Missing! Floaties & Margaritas
Last night I got to see one of my old favourite people... Hjalmar. He's in his late 40's now and has a family, but he's still my old...
Joanna
Jan 28, 20183 min read
Vamos Ahora
This morning I woke up to my host mother coming in to the room to pick up the landline phone... because it was ringing, of course. Mari...
Joanna
Jan 27, 20186 min read
Rants & Babble
Ok... this dog has got to go. All day all night barking, aggression, growling, snarling... your basic, average psychopathic beast. I...
Joanna
Jan 26, 20186 min read
Unceasing & Vehicular
Up early and out of the'hostel'... a term I use very loosely, as I do have better words that I can think of... but we can go...
Joanna
Jan 25, 20184 min read
Let Me Explain You Why
One of the things that I desperately wanted to do while I was in Ecuador again was ride the train. Not just any old, boring train... and...
Joanna
Jan 24, 20187 min read
Cuenca or Bust
The reason that I am so late with my blog postings lately is because I have to drive in a car... a lot. Not kidding. My ass will never...
Joanna
Jan 23, 20188 min read
Driving Down Memoria Lane
First, I have to mention that I woke up with bites all over my ankles. My ankles are really taking a beating this trip, eh? Am I worried...
Joanna
Jan 22, 20187 min read
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