To provide a rough idea of where I’ve been and what I’ve seen during the past few months…

Chicago.

New York.

Philadelphia.

Quebec City.

Trampoline.

Smiley Face.

Lady Liberty.

George Washington.

Fossils.

Guns.

Power Plant.

Farm.

Jared.

Aunt Donna.

Self.

Terminator.

Tyler.

Graffiti.

More graffiti.

Manhattan.

The car I’ve been driving.

For the occasional visitor who checks up on my blog, I wanted to say hello and give a quick update.

I have been traveling in Eastern North America for the past month. In early April I left from Denver, Colorado, and drove eastward. I made stops in Chicago, New York, Montreal, Quebec City, Boston, Cape Cod, and other various other locations in the Northeast. I am currently in Manhattan for a few days. Next week I will drive toward Florida, making stops on the way.

The other important news of immediate relevance is that economist Jeffrey Sachs recently released his second book, Common Wealth – Economics for a Crowded Planet.

I am about a third of the way into the book. So far, Common Wealth is similar to Sachs’ first book, The End of Poverty, except that is slightly less technical, and contains more discussion about population growth and global warming than his first book.

From my trip to Argentina last December…

Just wanted to say hi to whatever friends and family are occasionally checking in on me here. I spent the past three months traveling. I spent a month in Argentina, a month and a half in New Zealand, and a few weeks in California. I went to New Zealand in January to visit my brothers who live there. Following are a few photos from New Zealand.

Auckland, with a population of 2 million, is New Zealand’s largest city.

The city reminded me of Seattle. It’s got a big tower in the middle of it, called the Sky Tower, which looks similar to Seattle’s Sky Needle.

Looking down from the sky tower, you can see the whole city.

Like Seattle, Auckland is a port city, with a fairly concentrated downtown population.

I made some new friends in Auckland and we traveled up the coast together.

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You can click on any of the photos above to see a larger version.

I’ve been traveling for the past few weeks, and I’ll be doing some more traveling in the immediate future. Just wanted to let people know that I am alive and well. Happy Holidays!