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En route to Tblisi

May 6, 2015by Lisa Karpinski 4 Comments

“Look into the yellow light” said my new Finnish friend with whom I talked for 4 of the 9 hours of flight time from SFO to LHR (London Heathrow).  As […]

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Europe, Roadtrip blog

Isla de Mujeres

September 28, 2014by Lisa Karpinski Leave a comment

Exhausted, I awoke that Tuesday to what seemed like 105 degrees at the hour of 7:30am.  Juan and I spent about an hour chatting further.  I was amazed at his […]

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Mexico and Central America, Roadtrip blog

Queretaro and back to Mexico City

August 19, 2014by Lisa Karpinski 1 Comment

I didn’t get any photos of the mummies (more like well preserved cadavers) in Queretaro as my camera batteries had died.  My friend and I stopped for tacos a la […]

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Mexico and Central America, Roadtrip blog

Guanajuato

August 16, 2014by Lisa Karpinski 2 Comments

I reluctantly left San Miguel de Allende and headed to Guanajuato in the evening.  I had hoped to stop in Pozos (a ghost town) and Dolores Hidalgo (the “birthplace” of […]

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Mexico and Central America, Roadtrip blog

San Miguel de Allende

August 12, 2014by Lisa Karpinski 1 Comment

I got into San Miguel around 8:30pm and found a micro to the Oratorio, near Calle Loreto where La Catrina hostel is located. As I walked down Calle Loreto, I […]

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Mexico and Central America, Roadtrip blog

Back in Ixtapaluca

August 4, 2014by Lisa Karpinski Leave a comment

I awoke Wednesday happy to be with my friend Ruben. The next few days were fairly uneventful, which was nice. I borrowed the bike and shopped for food at the […]

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Mexico and Central America, Roadtrip blog

Swimming Hole near Zacatlan

August 2, 2014by Lisa Karpinski Leave a comment

The next day I woke up after a good sleep and talked with Yolanda and family, and did a bit of house cleaning to help out. I packed my things, […]

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Mexico and Central America, Roadtrip blog

Zacatlan

July 24, 2014by Lisa Karpinski 1 Comment

After my mocha, I put my giant pack on my back in search of Yolanda Sanchez Reyes, a kind lady who offered me a place to stay a few days […]

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Mexico and Central America, Roadtrip blog

On to Chignahuapan

July 19, 2014by Lisa Karpinski 3 Comments

I spent a few more days in Tlaxcala, visiting the museo de arte popular (or artesenias) where I discovered a live scorpion in a 200 year old “talaveras” mug, amongst […]

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Mexico and Central America, Roadtrip blog

Tlaxcala

July 14, 2014by Lisa Karpinski 3 Comments

I arrived in Tlaxcala in the afternoon and searched for a place to stay. Hotels here are more than twice as expensive as Puebla or Mexico City. I’m essentially spending […]

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Mexico and Central America, Roadtrip blog

Puebla

July 12, 2014by Lisa Karpinski 4 Comments

As I said, I arrived in Puebla on Thurs around 2pm. I had a long chat with the tourist information guy, who gave me a lot of good information. After […]

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Mexico and Central America, Roadtrip blog

Bariloche and Villa Angostura

July 28, 2012by Lisa Karpinski Leave a comment

July 28, 2012. I spent five days in Bariloche, doing my best to escape the tourist-laden bustle of town each day. The place felt like a version of Disneyland, polished […]

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Roadtrip blog, South America

Chiloé

July 25, 2012by Lisa Karpinski 2 Comments

July 25, 2012. It has been a month since I last posted. Access to a computer has been scarce, and honestly, I haven’t felt much like writing. Sleep has been […]

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Roadtrip blog, South America

Valdivia and Puerto Varas

June 28, 2012by Lisa Karpinski 5 Comments

June 28, 2012, Chile. The rain hasn’t let up—falling hard, nearly two inches a day. I haven’t seen the sun in over a week, but at night, the sound of […]

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Roadtrip blog, South America

Pucón

June 18, 2012by Lisa Karpinski Leave a comment

June 18, 2012. During the month I spent in Santiago, I met a flautist street musician, and we started spending time together. For the last week or so of my […]

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Roadtrip blog, South America

Santiago de Chile

June 11, 2012by Lisa Karpinski 7 Comments

March 1, 2012, Chile. I had planned to fly to Buenos Aires on April 3. Already in early March, I was knee-deep in frantic packing. I’d been looking forward to […]

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Roadtrip blog, South America

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Lisa Karpinski

Lisa Karpinski

Lisa Karpinski

I love wild nature, art, culture, and learning. I spent years in the environmental field and later worked at Apple and Intel doing technical writing. I come to the world as a naturalist, explorer, and interpreter of customs.

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