Coming into Mexico City
Walking off the plane I meet Gonzalo. He has black hair slicked to the side, is dressed stylish and caries a guitar. He asks me if this is the correct line for buying bus
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Destinations
Across the Rio Grande to Chihuahua
By Stephen Bugno Because of the situation in Juarez, I thought it would be a better idea to cross the border at one of the smallest and quietest border crossings into one of the safest
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Chihuahua Museo Quinta Gameros
Successful mine owner Dom Manuel Gameros built this gorgeous mansion in Chihuahua, Mexico in 1910 as a replica of a posh Parisian home. It was a belle epoque showcase and an ostentatious display of
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Contemplating Juarez
By Stephen Bugno “It used to be a great place to party. Everybody would go over there from El Paso. Now El Paso is where everybody comes to party.” I’m hanging out for the afternoon
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Camping in Death Valley in the Summer
Remember that Time We Camped in Death Valley in the Middle of Summer I don’t know why I thought it would be a good idea to visit Death Valley in the middle of the
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Loathing Las Vegas
By Stephen Bugno 1:43 am. St. George, Utah. At Denny’s refueling. The only place in town that’s open. Two cups of coffee down. Two hours to Vegas to go. We’re getting wired for the
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Across Slickrock and through Narrow Canyons
By Stephen Bugno We camped the night before on BLM land up on the Devil’s Backbone Road, the original road from Boulder to Escalante, close to the last place in the continental US to be
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The Best National Park You’ve Never Heard of
The Best National Park You’ve Never Heard of Leaving Winter Park on our way south we would cross the Continental Divide three times before day’s end. A few miles before Vail we exit I-70
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Photo from the Road: Monticello Tractor Pull
We had just visited Canyonlands National Park Needles District after camping the night before at the base of the Abajo Mountains in Manti-La Sal National Forest above Monticello, UT when we were driving back through
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Climbing Torreys Peak via Kelso Ridge
By Stephen Bugno Out of breath, hysterical, physically exhausted and shaking from extended adrenaline and fear, I round up the final scramble to the summit of Torreys Peak. There are a few people already there.
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Boulder, CO: City of Beer
By Stephen Bugno After a big final night out in Boulder, we rolled out of town in the am twenty miles south to Golden where we picked up the keys to the condominium in Winter
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Kansas, I think I love you
The first thing you notice are the distances. The long and straight roads. The cresting bluffs that afford huge views while driving the length of the state. The endless fields of corn, wheat, and
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By Interstate to Denver
By Stephen Bugno Part one of this road trip is getting myself to Denver in time for my brother’s wedding. I regret having to take the interstate, but due to a lack of time, I
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Cities
I’m back on the train, but my mind is not completely there. I’ve been sick, over-conversed, without sleep, under-worked, and walked all over the ancient city situated on trading routes even more
The Problem with the Backpacker’s Circuit
“This is just as bad as an all-inclusive resort in Cancun.” I blurt out to myself while hanging from my hammock chair. We are sitting under a thatched-roof hut on the edge of Nicaragua’s
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Why does the U.K. Hate me?
Discrimination in Great Britain By Stephen Bugno Arrival at Heathrow Airport “You were borderline: fifty-fifty. I could have had you on the next plane back to the States.” The Immigration Officer explained. My wrongdoing, as
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Riding the Iron Rails through Arctic Russia
By Stephen Bugno Train travel evokes emotions unlike that of driving or flying. There’s a feeling of being removed from the landscape, but at the same time part of it. I can’t stop the train.
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