Every empty bottle is filled with stories. Raise your glass This is a conversation that occurred in a Colombia bar in August, 2010. Colombia is a beautiful country. The Andes Mountains, the Amazon jungle, the Cocora valley are all amazing. In addition to the natural beauty, Colombia has beautiful people. Some of them are naturally beautiful and some of them–well,…
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New Beginnings
[Future Michelle here, this is a recovered post from my previous blog, originally posted early 2010ish] Blogging beginnings In my very fist post–way back in 2004, I yapped about how life was getting as stale as a week-old baguette. [ETA: I must confess, that post has taken its final bow and has been deleted. But…
I guess it could have been worse
I have just tried some computer updates and all my content from my blog has disappeared. Inhale….Exhale…Keep everything in perspective… I am on with live chat as I type. 10 Years! That’s how far content went back on Adventure Adikt. I hope it’s not gone forever. Adventures through 50+ countries. Adventures in going back…
Semmelweis the scientist
Medical Museums First up in my orgy of medical museums and such is the Semmelweis Museum in Budapest, Hungary. I feel bad for Semmelweis. He made a major medical discovery, yet couldn’t explain it, so all his colleagues mocked him mercilessly, and then he died… a broken man. Only to have his discovery proven right…
Getting away from it all
I’d rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than in any city on Earth. …
For the love of the game?
The outlook wasn’t brilliant for the Mudville nine that day; the score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play. And then when Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same, a sickly silence fell upon the patrons of the game. A straggling few got up to go in deep despair….
No rain
As an introvert, I live a lot of my life in my head. And as an avowed #historynerd, I think a lot about the past. I think about how 21st me would fair in various time periods. Would I survive? Would I thrive? For example, 21st century me does not like human sacrifice. The weather…
Stay With Me
‘This will probably be a mistake’ I thought to myself as a re-read the text from my ex Michael. “Come stay with me”, it read. ‘But what the hell. This year has been trying at best, and we haven’t seen each other in over 18 months. Nothing will happen. Besides, it will be nice to…
Chiapas and Zapatistas
I have always kept a record of my travels. It used to be with a pen and paper and 35 mm film. Now it’s all digital. On Flashback Fridays I reflect back on some of my past travels and travel mishaps before I started this blog. The next few Flashback Fridays focus on Mexico, Guatemala, and…
Huffing and Puffing in Potosi
I am not usually a tea drinker, but I also don’t like taking medications. However, altitude sickness is no joke. And Diamox was not working. So, I bowed to pressure and tried the local cure for altitude sickness–coca leaves. At first, the idea of buying coca leaves seems almost rebellious. After all, coca leaves are…