Dave Ford Does Earth

Dave Ford Does Earth

A Lifelong Journey Around the World

Currently in New York City

A few years back I did a little traveling. I climbed Kilimanjaro, took a boat ride to Antarctica, and was stung by a scorpion in Colombia. The two year journey opened me up to the power of living unconventionally--and to living in the moment. Right now I live in Manhattan, NYC--and spend a fair bit of time in L.A and San Fran.

Trying to come to grips with a darker period

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This last week has been by far the toughest week of my travels.
> Two weeks ago in La Paz, I met a 20 year old girl English Girl who was in Bolivia to volunteer at an orphanage. I found out last week from my friends Leah and Jess that this girl went to the Al [...]

A Reality check in Sucre….. Opening the book a little further

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In the next few days I will write about the significance of this photo.
Over the course of the last few months of writing this blog I have had quite a bit of internal and external dialog about the contents and subject matter that I am writing about. I know how many people are reading, [...]

Rurrenbaque take 2: Its the end of the world as we know it….Or is it???

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Ben, Billy, and I on our Jungle Tour.
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For My second and final trip to Rurrenebaque, Bolivia I traveled with Aussies Ben Vears, Billy Barnetson, Jessica Ledger, Leah McCann, and a Danish girl named Siri.
We spent about a total of 10 days this time around and lived the good life. I took my second 3 day [...]

Man Tears in La Paz…. and Tshirts

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The Afro is really beginning to take shape.
Written Sunday May 6th- Could not post until today due to lack of Internet in the Jungle.
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Im sitting in my La Paz hotel room….Its 2:00am in the morning.
This is my last night in La Paz, and I think Im going to miss it. Even the stopping every 10 [...]

Back in La Paz: The Triumpant return of the Aussies

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Me and Benny

Billy and Darkhorse might be in love
Its official, Billy Barnetson and Benny Vears are back. The BV show, as we will begin to refer to Ben is in full form. It looks like I have my travel buddies back again once my Irish contingent abandons me for the south. I am not sure [...]