This morning, I woke up on the bus from Potosi, just as we entered La Paz, and two million little lights called out in the darkness to welcome me. I was going to spend this day with the city. Continue reading “July 24, 2016: Cable Cars, Folk Masks, and Fighting Cholitas”
I’ve seen many incredible things, all over the world and not so far from home. Things that have left me at a loss for words, and things that have set me writing pages and pages. Continue reading “July 21, 2016: The Uyuni Salt Flats”
This city is a mad house. Continue reading “July 20, 2016: Losing it in La Paz”
Given the challenging conditions faced by people across Peru – from the isolated villages of the Amazon to the unforgiving Andean highlands – it should be no surprise that people have found a way to make a living in Titicaca, the world’s highest navigable lake. Continue reading “July 16-17, 2016: At Home with Faustina”
I am writing you from Iquitos, Peru, a muddy, rough and tumble town deep in the Amazon. I’m looking out at the river as I write this actually. It’s the closest I’ve ever felt to the end of the world… there is no road through the rainforest to this city… the only access is by river or by air, and it feels just slightly off. Like everyone is on their own. Everything is crumbling in the oppressive heat and humidity, and while it feels like anything could happen, it probably won’t, because, you know, the resigned shrug of an insignificant frontier town. Continue reading “July 11, 2016: Live from Deep in the Amazon”
The thing to do for anyone with any credibility – if you are a tourist in Peru, anyway – is to hike to Machu Picchu. Continue reading “July 6-9, 2016: The Long Hard Road to Machu Picchu”
With Jasmine laid up hard by altitude sickness this morning, I set off for the peaks overlooking Cusco. Other than a light headache, I’m feeling fine, and I’m anxious to explore the ruins of the Inca fortress of Saqsaywaman before the crowds of tourists arrive. Continue reading “July 5, 2016: Saqsaywaman, Sicky Woman, and Destroying Religions You Don’t Understand”
Lima is for lovers. Continue reading “July 4, 2016: Love and Altitude”
Today was a long day of travel, from Tampa, Florida to Panama City, Panama, then on to Lima, Peru. Continue reading “July 2, 2016: The Path of the Conquistador”
That’s what a month of malaria medication looks like, right there. Continue reading “June 29, 2016: The Final Pack.”
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