Welcome, 歡迎, Bienvenido, Saúdo, ようこそ! to the travel blog of my year long adventure around the world. My friend, Ian Cotton, and I decided to make this happen after spending a little over a month working in the slums of a Brazilian city and tackling the Amazon. The trip has been in the planning

stages for a year and a half, and we are to set off on December 30, 2007. It is sure to be an adventure with great marvels as well as some hardships, but we hope to give everyone that follows us on this site a different glimpse into the world and a better perspective why it is the way it is. It's a small world after all! Also check out Ian's offexploing.com/iancotton