Brooklyn to Buenos Aires: Travelling Down the Spine of the Americas

In addition to reflecting my passion for travelling, a couple of themes emerged during the journey and writing of the book. Firstly, travel is quite a challenge for my wife, Sylvia, who has Parkinson's disease and who, as a disabled person, needs a wheelchair for getting around most of the time. This adds a whole new dimension to the practicability of travel, which my book addresses.

A second theme, however, apparent almost from Day One of our travels, emerged and never really left us during...