Archive for 2008
Sunday, October 19th, 2008
“Instant karma’s gonna get you”
I grunted and rolled over, but the knocks came again. “Knock, knock, knock!” harder this time.
I crawled down out of the berth and checked the clock. “Hmmm, too early for Steph to be back from the market. I wonder who this is?” I thought.
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Friday, October 17th, 2008
The old man motioned from the dark opening. Come in, he prompted, come here.
Steph called over her shoulder as she crossed the street, “Doug, come on, let’s check it out.”
Click here for the rest of the story: http://www.hackneys.com/travel/ecuador/thehatman.pdf
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Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
Photos from our travels in August 2008 are posted at: http://www.hackneys.com/gallery/v/travel/
These photos are from Peru and include Machu Picchu, the Salinas, etc.
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Saturday, October 11th, 2008
We stopped at Cabo Blanco, Peru, for lunch today.
Cabo Blanco is popularly known for a couple of things, and less known for two additional things, both arguably more significant.
From our lunch spot, we could see the first of the less known, but more significant, features of Cabo Blanco.
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
This is not for kids due to language, but it is a humorous and informative primer on what happened to initiate the global financial meltdown.
>> Warning: Adult language and themes << http://www.hackneys.com/docs/SubprimeForDummies.pps
(Please note: I did not create the "SubPrime Primer" presentation, but would love to congratulate whoever did.)
If you want ...
Posted in Econ / Finance | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
After more than a month of driving chicken bus roads, where our typical day's average speed hovered around 20 to 30 kilometers per hour (12.5 - 18.6 mph), it was heaven to be on the Panamericana cruising along at a blistering 80 - 100 kph (49.7 - 62 mph).
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Friday, September 26th, 2008
If you had to choose between black and white, which would you choose?
The Cordillera Blanca (White Mountain Range) is the second highest mountain range in the world, trailing only the Himalayas, and features thirty three major peaks over 5,500 meters (18,045 ft) tall in an area 21 kilometers (13 ...
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Monday, September 15th, 2008
I updated our expedition route map to reflect our recent camp sites.
I also added elevation data to the info window for each waypoint.
The expedition route map is located here: http://www.hackneys.com/travel/index-routemap.htm
Please note:
To view the information for a camp site waypoint, click on the waypoint marker to open ...
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Friday, September 12th, 2008
One common denominator of developing country travel is chicken bus roads.
No matter where you go in the world, if you get off the tourist trail and out into the places where the regular people live, work and travel, you will find yourself on a chicken bus road.
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Posted in Cultures, Travel | 8 Comments »
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
The Nazca Lines are located in southwest Peru near the modern-day city of Nazca.
They were created by the Nazca culture, who flourished there between 200 B.C.E. and 600 C.E. During those 800 years, the Nazca created a complex of lines and geometric, animal, plant and human shapes on the Pampa ...
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