Duff Tales

UnBoliviable!
Visiting Bolivia is like hopping in Doc Brown’s time machine and hitting buttons. Suddenly, you’re in a place that feels very, very different… there are dinosaur footprints on the ground, women performing witchcraft, and EVERY restaurant serves tea brewed with cocaine ...continue reading
Hang Gliding in Rio De Janeiro
Driving up the mountain, my hang-gliding guide Paulo explained he had to run to a dentist appointment right after we landed, and I’d have to wait for him on a quiet beach where celebrities frequent.  Dreadful.  But I obliged.  ...continue reading
Mustache sacrifice in The Great Blue Hole
It was 5:00 am, and there were only a few souls roaming the sandy paths of Caye Caulker island… those boarding the Reef Shark III.  We were heading to dive the infamous Great Blue Hole - a massive sink-hole off the coast of Belize, and we wanted to be the first and only boat there - hence, dragging our lazy asses out of bed at 5am.  The ship was commandeered by our fearless captain, Big Sexy - a large black male who’s name says it all.  ...continue reading
Unplugged in Cabo Polonio
We arrived to the remote beach village in a monster truck.  There are no roads that link Cabo Polonio to the civilized world, it is isolated by a long stretch of sand dunes.  This town of a hundred or so ramshackle cottages is situated on a peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean on the South East coast of Uruguay.  There is no electricity here.  ...continue reading
12 Little Tid-Bits about Buenos Aires
“The Paris of South America”, as it's often called -- Buenos Aires is an up-beat city with old-school Euro charm.  In February, Suzanne and I had the pleasure of spending a few weeks in BA, exploring some of its many barrios (neighborhoods), and interacting with "porteños" (people of Buenos Aires, the port city).  Here’s the scoop: 1) They're sexy ...continue reading
Spiderdan visits La Paz
The decision wasn’t easy… should I dress as Santa Claus, Spiderman, or a strip of bacon?  I was at the top of a 20 story building in La Paz Bolivia, and decided instead of taking the elevator down, I would walk out the window.  Jumping is much faster than the elevator, and besides… it would avoid 20 floors of uncomfortable elevator silence. ...continue reading