Written on June 23, 2014 by CB Driver in Latin America, Locals It was barely 5 am when my plane landed in Bogotá and I was exhausted. Once I passed through Customs/Immigration, I had two things on my mind: getting a cup of coffee and buying a SIM for my […]
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Patois Lesson on a Porch…in Rural #Jamaica (Random #Travel Moment 12) #ttot #tbex | Chicky Bus
Written on February 2, 2014 by CB Driver in Locals Patois, aka Jamaican Creole, is what most Jamaicans prefer to speak and if you know a little, it goes a long way. That’s why I tried to learn as much as I could on my trip a few weeks ago. […]
Read MorePlaying Pharmacist With an Argentine Soap Opera Actress (Random Travel Moment 14) | Chicky Bus
When I checked in at the beachfront hotel in Palomino, Colombia, I immediately noticed how much Maria, the manager, smiled. She looked beautiful and happy…radiant, in fact. “I used to be an actress on a soap opera in Argentina,” she told me proudly when we had our first conversation. “Really? […]
Read MoreThe Woman Who Used My Arm as a Handrail (Random Travel Moment 14) | Chicky Bus
Written on August 10, 2015 by CB Driver in Asia, Travel Stories I had no clue, but I’d just gotten on the wrong boat. I was on my way to Nainathivu, an island off the coast of Jaffna Penninsula in Sri Lanka. (Story coming soon.) Hundreds of people, on their way […]
Read MoreSmoking Cigs with Gypsy Peanut Woman (Random Travel Moment #11) | Chicky Bus
Written on December 18, 2013 by CB Driver in Europe, Solo Travel Why is this woman, a gypsy traveling by ferry (somewhere between Eminonu and Sariyer), smiling with a peanut in between her teeth? And how about that expression on her face–what was she thinking/feeling? And how the heck did […]
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