Volcano in Iceland – Day 2
I wake up when my alarm goes off at 7:30 AM. It’s volcano day! I hit the showers and I love them here at Kex. These are individual rooms with a shower, toilet, and sink. So no need to share … Read More
Travel to Iceland and in search of spontaneous smiles
Or, how I survived bashing my face in with the car door I often find that when I travel I have these themes that start turning up. When I went to Costa Rica, Panama, and Peru for seven weeks, that … Read More
Seattle, Washington to White Sands – Never miss out on an opportunity
Back in January, I had the opportunity to go to Seattle, WA and drop in on the CreativeLive Writing Week classes. I went to learn something new and maybe make connections with other writers. As it turned out, I made … Read More
Hop back to Dominical, Costa Rica via Lima and Panama City
After a lot of on-line research, we decided we’d learn to surf at Costa Rica Surf Camp in Dominical (pushing off our return to the states another week). but first, we have to make our way back to Costa Rica. … Read More
South America: Ollantaytambo to Cusco, Peru Sacsayhuaman
Rebecca and I clowning around at the Pisac ruins Wow! It’s been a glorious ride. Pisac Ruins and Market Our taxi driver met us early to take us on our way to Cusco. First, we stopped in Pisac. Unfortunately, we … Read More
South America: Ollantaytambo, Salt Mines, and Moray, Peru
Ruins at Ollantaytambo Staying in Ollantaytambo was a good choice. I like this town and it’s nice to walk around and appreciate the old buildings. Morning walk through the ruins Rufus (named by me) followed us around most of themorning. … Read More
South America: Peru, Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo
Another great day and it was close but we almost lost our luggage! Finishing our time in Aguas Calientes One of the many butterflies here First, we wanted to fill up our morning before the train left so we … Read More
South America: Peru – Exploring Machu Picchu
South America: Peru, Aguas Calientes, and Machu Picchu The fog lifted and revealed the amazing ruins. What a long and amazing day! Be in the Know: I can’t reiterate enough that you shouldn’t be in a rush to come here … Read More
South America: Peru – The road to Machu Picchu
The scenery on the drivewas beautiful! It’s been a long day, but we made it to Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu Pueblo). This pueblo is the nearest place you can find to the ruins of Machu Picchu and this is … Read More
Cuzco, Peru Making Plans for Machu Picchu
A struggle, interesting sights, and a chocolate museum in Cuzco, Peru. Yep, this has been a good day. For a small donation, thelocals will let you take a pic. I justcouldn’t resist these two! To start, we decided to … Read More