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ADVENTURES OFF THE BANDWAGON
One man's journey through random places
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Adam
Feb 28, 20216 min read
Medellin, Colombia
I decided to ditch the cold for a couple weeks in February 2021 and work remotely from Medellin, the second largest city in Colombia. ...
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Adam
Feb 21, 20212 min read
Guatapé weekend, and a cycling misadventure
While I was staying in Medellin, I wanted to visit a different town for the weekend and decided on Guatapé. About 40 miles east of...
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Adam
Jan 24, 20215 min read
Magical Guanajuato
With the ongoing pandemic and cold weather, I decamped to the Mexican city of Guanajuato for a week to work remotely. While I couldn't...
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Adam
Dec 15, 20203 min read
The Mystical Town of Tepoztlán
About an hour south of Mexico City sits a town nestled in a canyon between majestic peaks of green and brown. Tepoztlán, as it is...
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Adam
Dec 14, 20206 min read
Volcanoes outside Mexico City
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic I wanted to do something socially distanced outdoors but December can be rather cold. I headed south...
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Adam
Sep 26, 20204 min read
Driving back to Macedonia and a really cheap massage
My last day in Albania began early as my camping gear was soaking wet from a stormy night in the mountains outside the town of Leskovik. ...
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Adam
Sep 26, 20202 min read
Exit controls at the border. Why????
I rented a car in Macedonia and drove it into Albania. I assumed that there would be some bureaucracy involved to bring the car (and...
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Adam
Sep 25, 20205 min read
Albania: Camping at hot springs, and meeting the President
I got to soak in soothing hot springs and sleep nearby, raft on a river, meet the President of Albania, and enjoy a big communal meal. ...
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Adam
Sep 24, 20207 min read
Albania: Camping along the coast
Fun fact: Wild camping is legal in Albania! If you find a spot on the beach or in the mountains and it isn't someone's private...
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Adam
Sep 24, 20203 min read
Albania's interior towns: Kruja, Shkodra, Berat, and Gjirokastra
Heading north from Tirana, soon I arrived at Kruja. This mountaintop town is famous as the home of Skanderbeg, Albania's independence...
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Adam
Sep 17, 20202 min read
Albania: Tirana
Tirana is Albania's capital and largest city. It's got bad traffic, historical sights and a trendy central district with bars and...
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Adam
Sep 17, 20201 min read
Albania: Moving on from its rough history (part 2)
While monuments to communism are mostly gone, many of the nearly 200,000 bunkers scattered across the country remain. It would cost a...
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Adam
Sep 17, 20202 min read
Albania: Moving on from its rough history (part 1)
Before I talk about Albania, I have to mention a bit of Albania's recent history. During the Cold War, it was a brutal communist...
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Adam
Sep 13, 20205 min read
The Accursed Mountains and leaving the car behind
Albania, being a mountainous country, has many hiking opportunities. In the north are the "Accursed Mountains" a.k.a. the Albanian Alps....
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Adam
Sep 13, 20203 min read
Macedonia: Lake Ohrid region
Lake Ohrid is claimed to be one of the oldest lakes on Earth. I don't know how they know this, but it is home to many species that aren't...
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Adam
Sep 12, 20202 min read
Macedonia: outside Skopje
I rented a car (more on that in a separate post) for my trip around Macedonia and Albania. I stopped at a bakery for some burek and...
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Adam
Sep 12, 20203 min read
Driving in Europe!
I love to drive. And I love to drive stick-shift (manual transmission) even more. Fun fact: Every car I've owned is a stick-shift, which...
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Adam
Sep 11, 20202 min read
Off to Europe during a pandemic! And Skopje, Macedonia
I wanted to get out and travel somewhere but knew that the COVID-19 pandemic presented some challenges: I'd have to find socially distant...
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Adam
Dec 29, 20193 min read
El Valle de Anton, Panama: A town in an extinct volcano
About 2 hours southwest of Panama City is the charming little town of El Valle de Anton (Anton Valley). What is unique about this place...
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Adam
Dec 28, 20194 min read
Panama City, Panama: Hub of the Americas
I headed to Panama for a few days of exploring just before the new year. It was hot and humid, which was no surprise given how close...
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