Category Archives: Incidents of Travel Past

Do We Have to Go Shoes Shopping?

Posted on July 18, 2015 by einsler

Last year, when I was on the final leg of my pre-Peace Corps Round-the-World Use All the Points You Acquired While Consulting Before They Expire Tour in Australia, my friends Mel and Kathy decided to take me on a beach … Continue reading →

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Machete-Wielding Hitchhikers on Active Volcanoes

Posted on June 10, 2015 by einsler

My former-but-always-and-forever-in-the-cuadra-of-my-heart site-mate Isabel is traveling through South America at the moment, and reading her blog is bringing back excellent memories of my short time in Ecuador, studying abroad in the winter of 2009. In particular, Isabel was recently in … Continue reading →

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Lima

Posted on May 9, 2015 by einsler

While I was studying abroad in Ecuador, we took a week long trip to Peru, primarily to Cusco and to see Machu Pichu. Ecuador and Peru have an unfortunate history of constant war over their shared border, the most recent … Continue reading →

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When North is to the South in Hungary

Posted on December 24, 2014 by einsler

Before I jump into the story I want you to imagine a dark, dilapidated train station deep behind the Iron Curtain in the 70’s. You’re going to need this mental image later in the story. In May/June 2012 I took … Continue reading →

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Stopover in Honolulu

Posted on November 24, 2014 by einsler

Incidents of Travel Past is still going strong. This time, I get “Lost” on a flight from Sydney to Los Angeles. Yes, Sydney to LAX. In late 2012 I went to Australia for the first time. I spent New Years … Continue reading →

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Escape from Cobán

Posted on October 24, 2014 by einsler

This post is part 4 in a series of posts I am calling Incidents of Travel Past. This post takes us to Cobán in the country of Guatemala in August 2011. May 2011 saw me graduate from college, and afterwards I worked … Continue reading →

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My Aegean Odyssey

Posted on September 24, 2014 by einsler

This post is the third in a series of posts I am calling Incidents of Travel Past. and today I take you to the Aegean Sea, circa 2012. I had been traveling with my friend Steve, but he had to leave … Continue reading →

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Blackout on a Volcano

Posted on August 24, 2014 by einsler

One month ago I inaugurated Incidents of Travel Past, stories from travels I have had before coming to Nicaragua. This post recounts my second story of Incidents of Travel Past, this time from Quito, Ecuador. I studied abroad in Quito, Ecuador … Continue reading →

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Incidents of Travel Past

Posted on July 24, 2014 by einsler

Simply because I want to, I am going to start a series of posts that I am calling “Incidents of Travel Past.” In these posts I will write about funny things that have happened to me while I have been travelling … Continue reading →

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