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Postcards from Southern Spain

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Michael McGuerty

Crossing the mountainous region that separates the province of Andalusia from Extremadura, I dash into a field of aromatic wild flowers; wild licorice caressing my clothes and my nose. A patchwork of white, red, yellow, and purple wildflowers lace the … Continue reading →

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Southeast Asia Travels – A Fractal Moment In Time

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Michael McGuerty

“We shall not cease from exploration. And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” T.S. Eliot The Little Gidding As I was cycling within the mystical … Continue reading →

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Postcards From The Ecuadorian Amazon

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Michael McGuerty

( Writings from my South America travels ) Over the course of my journey to the Ecuadorian Amazon, I manage to shed the layers of civilization with each transitional form of transportation: first the hectic Quito taxi ride, then the … Continue reading →

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Postcard from The Top of The World – Mount Everest Trek – Nepal

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Michael McGuerty

(Writings from my Nepal / China Travels) “Is it not easy to be a wise man on top of a mountain”. W. Somerset Maugham —- from The Razor’s Edge My room was basic, quiet and achingly cold. Begrudgingly, I shuffled … Continue reading →

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Postcards From Cambodia

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Michael McGuerty

(Writings from my recent Southeast Asia Travels, sometime in mid-March) Remember, when exploring Angkor Wat, it’s best to arrive at the crack of dawn. That’s the bewitching hour when the Khmer ancestral faces embedded in the temple rocks come alive! … Continue reading →

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Travel Postcards – Camp Columbia

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Michael McGuerty

(Writing excerpt from my South America travels) What I did on my summer vacation…. Completing my sixth week exploring Camp Ecuador, I decided with one week left before returning back to the States to venture north to Columbia….Camp Columbia. An … Continue reading →

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Postcards From Vietnam – Part II

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Michael McGuerty

( Writings from my recent Southeast Asia travels ) HIHO, HIHO, it’s down the Ho Chi Minh Trail I go! The journey south began on an overnight sleeper bus. Picture a train sleeper car, equipped with bunk beds, only inside … Continue reading →

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