Yellowstone, Mio Amore (video)

I grew up in Spokane, Washington, a landlocked western town next door to Idaho. I left it for the very first time when I landed a summer job in Yellowstone National Park, aboard an eastbound train. I've been wandering ever since.

I love Ordinary Traveler's time-lapse Yellowstone video. Have trouble loading it? Try vimeo.

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Don't Be Chicken: All Aboard a Guatemala Bus

 By Candace Dempsey, author of Murder In Italy, true story of Amanda Knox.

Whilst plotting my next African adventure, I came across this fabulous chicken bus video, reminding me of my happy time in Guatemala. Andrew Evans, of National Geographic Traveler, is one of my favorite bloggers. Here's his Bus2Antarctica Video aboard a magic bus on mountain roads. P.S. Wouldn't mind hitchhiking through Central America.

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