Hectic Treks – Unusual Stuff Encountered While Traipsing Around

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It’s a collection of one-of-a-kind stories about some very odd things that happen when one travels around. Sure, there are some fantastic and magnificent places in the world …and these indeed get photographed every time …but the stories in Hectic Treks are about what goes on before or afterwards or in between …and not just touristy stuff.

To tourist? …or to travel? To merely take photographs? …or to experience?

It’s not about seeing the pyramids in Egypt …it’s about what happens if you break your arm descending the Alabaster Steps in Alexandria. It’s not about sightseeing the Alaska wilderness …it’s about what to do when you get a flat tire when it’s pouring rain, hundreds of miles from anywhere, with no cell service …and you can’t figure out how to get the spare off the bottom of that rented Ford Explorer. It’s not about celebrating Easter in that small village in central Mexico …it’s about what to do when you’ve lost your passports, AND your travelers’ checks, AND your airline tickets (just ask Carlos …he’s Maria, the Hairdresser’s husband). And what if you’ve just finished taking in all that Machu Picchu (Peru) has to offer and board the train to go back to Cuzco …then, once departed the station, that trainworkers are going on strike and the trip back will not be completed …it’s okay, we’ll make a stop in Urubamba so you can get off the train.

Why is traveling different than touristing? Well, let me tell you about my …

 

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