Month: November 2025
Posted in Backpack Travel, Ecuador
Tagged Border Crossing, bus ride, Ecuador, Otavalo
August 28 – 29, 2024. “Estoy borracho,” said the Ecuadorian man. If he had said, “Soy borracho,” we might have thought Borracho was his name. But no. He meant that he was inebriated. To put any doubts to rest, he…
Posted in Backpack Travel, Colombia, Unesco World Heritage Site
Tagged Cali, Churches, colombia, Dance, Ipiales, Pasto, Public Art, Sculpture
August 19 – 28, 2024. Getting to the church was easy enough. We just ordered a taxi through Uber and had it take us to the teleférico (gondola). We rode the teleférico into the canyon where Santuario de Nuestra Señora…
Posted by Duwan Posted on November 3, 2025 12 Comments on October 2025 Update and Van Build Expenses
Posted in Ford Transit, Nomad Life & Expenses, Van Build Expenses, Van Projects
Tagged House Sitting, pet sitting, van build, van life
We began the month in Hillsborough in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. There, we were house-sitting with a dog named Rakwa. We spent a lot of time working on the van, but also managed to get out a…





