Dave Ford Does Earth

Dave Ford Does Earth

A Lifelong Journey Around the World

Current Project: Snapshots of New York City

A few years back I set off to travel the world. The journey enabled me to swim with Amazonian pink dolphins, summit the highest peak on the African continent, and sail below the Antarctica circle. The 1 1/2 year trip netted me a worldwide troop of friends and stories out the ying-yang. Currently I live in New York City and have decided to write about the energetic madness that occurs here on a daily basis.

Salar De Uyuni ¨The Bolivian Salt Flats¨

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In front of Colarada Lagoon
The Boys in front of one of the Many Volcanoes
The Salt Flats of Bolivia is by and large the weirdest place I have ever been in my entire life. It felt like we were on an entirely different planet. There are miles, and miles, and miles of just salt. The bizarre [...]

The Mines of Potosi

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Raj, Ben, Dave, and I before the mine tour
Potosi, Bolivia is the highest city in the world at 3,967 meters (13,015 feet). At one time in history, it was also the worlds richest city largely due to the vast amounts of silver deposits concentrated in the mines of ¨Cerro Rico¨.
¨Cerro Rico¨ translates to ¨Rich Mountain¨. [...]

How does one come to the conclusion to quit the “real world” and travel the “Real World”?

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In late August of last year, I was sitting in a bar in Federal Hill (downtown Baltimore) completely miserable, talking about my life with one of my best friends Mark Fruhling. I hated my job, I hated my life and found myself at a crossroads.
I had been planning for about a year to move to [...]