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About Author: Neil Friedman

Description: A Wheel of Fortune winner and former motivational speaker, Neil Friedman is a freelance writer, videographer and certified teacher of English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). He has journeyed to over 25 countries and 30 U.S. States and lived in various parts of New York, Japan, and South America. He is currently on a two-year trip to parts of South America, Asia, and Europe. Contact Neil at winderneil@gmail.com.

Posts by Neil Friedman

Snorkeling with Sea Life in the Galápagos Islands

Posted on May 18, 2012 | No Comments
An experienced tour guide is crucial for certain destinations. In 2009 we toured Cambodia with a guide named Mono. He picked us up early, helped us choose sites...
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Seeing Live Music in Buenos Aires

Posted on May 16, 2012 | No Comments
Buenos Aires must be the music capital of South America and maybe the world. During our 32 days living in three neighborhoods in Argentina’s largest city we’ve heard...
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Touring UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Asia

Posted on May 11, 2012 | 8 Comments
Overview of UNESCO and World Heritage Sites UNESCO is an international organization dedicated to promoting peace throughout the world. Some of the organizational goals and activities of UNESCO...
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Nearly Killed my Wife on our Honeymoon

Posted on May 7, 2012 | No Comments
I nearly killed my wife one morning on our honeymoon in Costa Rica. I realized this fact as we ate dinner later that night while sharing hilarious video...
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Adopted by Aldea Yanapay while Living and Volunteering in Peru

Posted on April 27, 2012 | 1 Comment
Four months into our nine month journey exploring South America we arrived in Cusco, Peru. Worn from the dusty travel trail, I was nursing a nagging knee...
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Cusco’s Plaza de Armas for New Year’s Eve

Posted on April 25, 2012 | 4 Comments
Arriving in Cusco, Peru just before Christmas Eve 2011 we immediately secured volunteering positions with Aldea Yanapay. Founded and run by Yuri Valencia, the organization provides a cultural...
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Suburbia Roller Derby t-shirt Rides Bikes in Bolivia and Chile

Posted on April 18, 2012 | No Comments
Las chicas of Suburbia Roller Derby are intense on and off the hard oval floors they spin around. I learned this firsthand two Decembers in a row while...
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Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park in the US Southwest

Posted on April 6, 2012 | No Comments
In October 2000, I embarked on a life changing two week bus journey across the United States with Green Tortoise Adventure Travel. Having just graduated from university that...
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Happy Birthday Melissa and Where We Traveled for our Birthdays

Posted on April 5, 2012 | No Comments
At this moment it is midnight on April 5th, 2012 in our native New York. It is officially Melissa’s 34th birthday. We’ve already been celebrating for an hour...
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Traveling with an Injury and Apartment Searches in Ecuador

Posted on April 4, 2012 | No Comments
Three weeks before we started our current trip through parts of South America, I injured my right knee while trying to dispose of a life’s accumulation of garbage,...
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