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 time in Cusco.
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 far better than the ones I took. … Continued
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 the rest.
Peru’s Sacred Valley: A Recap
I didn’t think I’d be able to blog while staying in Urubamba, but I found the one spot where there is strong and reliable WiFi, so here’s a quick recap of the last two days in the Sacred Valley
Lima in a nutshell
I can only blog so much when I’m on the go all day, so I’m going to provide a “Lima in a nutshell” summary of the last two days here. Tomorrow morning we fly to Cusco, and I have to … Continued
The moment I fell in love with Lima
At 4:35 pm I fell in love with Lima. Up til then, I thought Lima was nice enough, but not special or charming or delightful. But at 4:35 pm, my perspective changed.
On my way to Peru
I’m heading to South America for the second time, and at 11:55 tonight I’ll be on my way to Peru. Right now I’m sitting in the AeroMexico lounge at the airport in Mexico City awaiting my flight.
That feeling when plans keep changing
My plans keep changing. Remember when I was going to go to Israel and Jordan in the fall of 2020? We all know what happened next. I rescheduled for the fall of 2021. In late 2020, a vaccine was on … Continued
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Out with Israel, in with [read on]
After almost two years of planning my trip to Israel, today I canceled.