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.

The End of a Vivid Cuban Dream

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For Sale at the Havana Airport
On Sunday of my dream, day 5, I basically came to the point were I became totally and utterly broke. Nonetheless, I still had a very good time and made the most of my broken experience. I felt what it must be like to be Cuban (at least [...]

A Vivid Cuban Dream- Part Deux

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Vivid Cuban Dream Days 1-4
Washington DC.. Or wait a second… Havana, Cuba….
I started out my dream (for those of you that know me well) in true Dave Ford fashion at the five star Parque Grande Hotel in the best part of Havana.
Sidenote: This proved to be dumb. Not just a little bit dumb but [...]

A Vivid Cuban Dream- Part One

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I had a dream I was in Havana Cuba.It was remarkably vivid. It was almost as if I was actually there. So, I decided to write about it. Everything that you read in these next three posts were all a part of a crazy dream. I met so many people, smelled the air, walked [...]

Sleepy seals and expensive deals in the Galapagos Islands

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The Galapagos Island is one of the worlds most treasured places. It is a one and a half hour flight from southern Ecuador. In every guidebook you come across its listed as one of the most important places in South America. However, let me be clear, this trip was wicked expensive. The three of us [...]

Mancora Peru = Surfers Paradise

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After successfully vacating the black hole that is Bolivia, the BV Show, The Weapon, and I landed successfully in Lima.
Sidenote: I received quite a bit of interrogation from the airport security in the La Paz Airport as apparently I look like a Coke smuggler.
I had spent four days in Lima months ago but the [...]