Argentina – Land of Contrasts April 3, 2017 No Comments ARGENTINA – PART 1 – TRAVEL ESSENTIALS Argentina is a land of contrasts. Still a frontier destination in the New World, but mostly European in Read More »
Lake Titicaca – Copacabana and Puno April 24, 2019 No Comments Introduction We arrived at Lake Titicaca on the Altiplano. According to Inca lore, this is the place where the Sun and Moon were born. We Read More »
Bolivia – Part 2 – Sucre, Potosi & Salar de Uyuni April 22, 2019 No Comments Introduction We crept through the dark, damp and dusty tunnels in Cerro Rico, the biggest silver producing mountain in the history of the world. We Read More »
Bolivia – Part 1 – La Paz April 20, 2019 No Comments Introduction La Paz is a place to get high, constantly high. I am not referring to ingesting mind-altering drugs. Rather I am talking about being Read More »
Colombia – Part 3 – Cartagena May 24, 2019 No Comments Introduction We had only two full days in Cartagena. For one of those days, we decided to drive to Aracataca, the birthplace of Gabriel Garcia Read More »
Colombia – Part 2 – Medellín May 20, 2019 No Comments Introduction Medellín was recently known as the world’s most dangerous city. It may now be as famous for being the home of arguably South America’s Read More »
Colombia Part 1 Bogotá May 16, 2019 No Comments Introduction This was the first time I was in Colombia. In the capital city of Bogotá, I expected a few things, such as delightful colonial Read More »
Cuba: Living in the Past – Evolving to the Future. December 2, 2016 No Comments Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean with great beaches, impressive (though often deteriorated) architecture and friendly, stylish people. It is renowned for its Read More »
Dominica – Nature Isle of the Caribbean May 18, 2020 No Comments Everything I read said that Dominica should not be missed by nature lovers and friends who’ve been there highly recommended going. So, we decided we Read More »
Dominican Republic – Music, Sea & History March 29, 2021 No Comments I live in New York City in a neighborhood where many Dominicans live and have businesses. On a daily basis, I have friendly encounters with Read More »
Peru – Part 3 – Lima May 13, 2019 No Comments Introduction We were on both a high and a low in Lima. The high was from just finishing the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. The Read More »
Peru – Part 2 – Inca Trail to Machu Picchu May 6, 2019 No Comments Introduction For years, a group of us discussed hiking the Inca Trail. We did not know much except it went over high mountains in the Read More »
Peru – Part 1 – Cusco & Sacred Valley April 30, 2019 No Comments Introduction We traveled to the heart of Inca country to see the remnants of their civilization in the towering Andes, such as these ruins in Read More »