August 2019 - THE ROVING DOCTOR

One With Nature

IV.II.VIII ONE WITH NATURE From fishing for piranhas to ziplining over treetops, from drinking from vines to swimming with pink dolphins (yep, we did end up finding a couple at the end!), adventures in the Amazon seemed to be never ending. And so it was only fitting that my final adventure would be one that would bring everything to a […]

Added on August 20, 2019 Fourth Year , Emotion

Jungle Drum

IV.II.VII JUNGLE DRUM Okay, here is where I recount the tales of what was another hell of an adventure, one that takes us into the heart of the Amazon Rainforest. I flew into Iquitos as soon as I got to Lima – all sweaty, stinky and exhausted but super ready and excited for what was about to come. The Amazon […]

Added on August 13, 2019 Fourth Year , Emotion

Viva La Vida

IV.II.VI VIVA LA VIDA Seasoned and wizened by my days as a solo nomad, I was ready to embark on the second leg of the journey. I know I had been in Peru for only a week and a half and that the trek had been done by millions before me, but it was still a big deal to me. […]

Added on August 6, 2019 Fourth Year , Emotion

The Old Mountain

IV.II.V THE OLD MOUNTAIN The fourth day… the fourth day was fine. The fourth day meant we’d be walking around 15 kilometres along some train rails. It’d be a straight path on a flat terrain, not too challenging, not too exhilarating either. In fact, the only things that made it interesting were the random conversations I had with my fellow […]