For me, Tijuana was a different type of destination than the places I’ve been visiting on this nomadic journey. I lived 11 and a half years in San Diego from September 1999 to March 2011. San Diego and Tijuana are two adjacent cities separated by a political border...
A couple of months earlier, it took me 15 hours to go from Hermosillo to Mexicali. This time around, I planned to go from Guaymas to Tijuana. Not only was I starting the trip further south of Hermosillo, but I was also aiming to go further west of Mexicali. The good...
I only had 21 days left on my Mexican visa. I planned to go from Hermosillo to Tijuana and then head south until making it to Guatemala. When confronted with a challenge, I tend to make things even more challenging to motivate myself. It is why I decided to add a...
Going Back to Hermosillo to Record After spending a few days in Mexicali, I decided to head back to Hermosillo to record with Kacho Olivares. I had met him the day I had committed to going to Mexicali while I was still in Hermosillo. Once in Mexicali, I decided to not...
Getting on the Bus to Mexicali On January 6th, 2021, I departed from Hermosillo very early in the morning. The central bus station was nothing like the ones I’ve seen before in Mexico. It felt a bit unfriendly and colorless. It reminded me of the Soviet-era how some...
Culiacan, Sinaloa I arrived in Culiacan in the late afternoon. After leaving my belongings at the rental apartment, I rushed outside to take the maximum amount of photos while the sun was still up. Culiacan is not a pedestrian-friendly city. I was able to walk up to...
Root Canal in Paradise I ended up staying three weeks in Puerto Vallarta. I was having an issue with a tooth falling apart for the last two years or so. I would get temporary crowns to manage it with the most affordable solution, but the temporary crowns kept breaking...
(easier to read version of the post on medium.com) During the six months, I was blocked in Uruguay, I did neglect the blog. My creative writing juice went towards a book project, covering the entire Black Sea Storm adventure since 2002. Getting Out of Uruguay On...
I am delighted to announce that I could record and release a new single album during the pandemic. I had left Buenos Aires on March 10th to attack the second leg of the never-ending Black Sea Storm tour. After playing four shows in Peru, I had stopped by the...
During the days after my first show at the Lima Rock Club, I focused on getting more shows and enjoy Lima’s most beautiful neighborhoods as much as I could. As I was making progress with booking and doing more research on the venues where I could perform. I came...
