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Recent Posts
Galápagos: The experience of a lifetime
Visiting the Galápagos has been a dream of mine for a long time. Finally, I made it happen, and it exceeded my dreams in every way. READ MORE
Quito, I didn’t want to quit you
When AeroMexico emailed me to tell me that my flight home from Quito was canceled and they rebooked me a day later, my first thought was annoyance. But then I realized I was... READ MORE
Churches And Chocolate In The Middle Of The World
Arrival We arrived at Mariscal Sucre Quito International Airport, which opened in 2013, and after we got through immigration and customs, we met Celso, our tour leader for Ecuador, and David, who is... READ MORE
Peru, Adieu: Sacred Valley and Cusco
I’m in Quito, Ecuador, now, with only about a half hour before we leave on our first of two day’s adventures here — just barely enough time to share a little of our... READ MORE
This blog post is not about Machu Picchu
If you want to read all about Machu Picchu, there are a lot of books. There’s a very good article on Wikipedia. And a simple Google search will find you photos that are... READ MORE
Peru’s Sacred Valley: A Recap (Part Two)
In Part One, I wrote about arriving in Cusco, heading to the Sacred Valley, and the first part of our first full day in Urubamba. I didn’t get to finish, so here is... READ MORE