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 …
Wanderlust
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 …
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 …
Getting away from it all
I’d rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than in any city on Earth. …
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 …
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. …
Happy Birthday Ampelmann
Today is Ampelmann’s birthday. Let’s all start to sing…Happy Birthday to you…Happy Birthday to you…Happy Birthday dear sweet Ampelmann…Happy Birthday to you. Wait, who/what is …
Uxmal and la ruta PUUC
Back when I was 21… Once upon a time I had crazy dreams of being a cultural anthropologist or historical preservationist or something that would …
Climbing the tallest peak in Wales
Taking on Wales’ tallest peak A South Carolinian stumbles into a quaint bar somewhere in Northern England. Well, well, isn’t this the set-up for a …
Some beach; Some where
The first time I saw you I was intrigued. There was something there that was definitely missing from the long term relationship I had just …