I was listening to Death Cab for Cutie while blogging, and tweeted as much, only to have Gary share this video with me for “I Will Possess Your Heart.” It didn’t take me long to see why he considers it his favorite travel music video. It’s a long version of the song at [...]

Music is a passion of mine, which is why I was devastated in Phnom Penh last year when my Creative 8gb MP3 player stopped working.  It contained ALL my favorite music.  Thankfully, though not for the music industry, it’s incredibly easy to get new MP3’s by the longboat load in Southeast Asia.  I bought a [...]

On weekends and holidays, the city folk in Medellin like to escape to the countryside.  I’d been hearing about foreigners visiting fincas (country houses) from time to time, and was hoping I’d have the opportunity to experience this aspect of Colombian culture as well before heading home in a few weeks.
I met Andrea through Couchsurfing [...]