Van Gogh VIVO! An Immersive Experience in Cuenca
February 25th, 2024
As you all well know – I ADORE living on this 8,400+ foot mountain-top in Cuenca, Ecuador. And there’s plenty [&hellip
Browsing the "South America" Category
Quito Street Art
December 29th, 2023
The final days of 2023 are swiftly slipping away, and I’m anxious to share the details of one last memorable [&hellip
Nuema
November 12th, 2023
Yep, I did it again. Went and recklessly dropped $100+ on LUNCH. Much like my amazing 17 course lunch at [&hellip
Northern Ecuador Adventures
October 14th, 2023
Always good to shake things up a bit in life. Be it changing your job, your hair style, or in [&hellip
*FINALLY* A Peek at Quito (and Surrounds)
August 30th, 2023
No matter if the destination lies a gazillion air miles away, or but a quick whiz north to the capital [&hellip
Cuenca Never Ceases to Enchant: Killa Raymi
October 1st, 2019
While I may well have slowed waaay down on pecking my zany world travels here (sorry, Montengro and Turkey but [&hellip
Where’s the TravelnLass Off To Next? The Galapagos Islands and… AFRICA!
August 29th, 2019
Seriously. I simply have GOT to get my act together here and knuckle down to peck a (looooog overdue) update. [&hellip
More Peru: Cusco, the Sacred Valley, and… a CONFESSION
January 23rd, 2018
Still more pics to share – visuals of my romp around the Sacred Valley, as well as some highlights of [&hellip
Machu Picchu Photos, Photos, Photos!
January 12th, 2018
Previously, I pecked a 4,000 word tome with my best “…Tips for Your Machu Picchu Trip“. But I of course [&hellip
9 Tips for Your Machu Picchu Trip
January 1st, 2018
To be sure – there’s pleee-enty of fodder out there in the blog-O-sphere on “How to Visit Machu Picchu”. And [&hellip
Lima’s Magical Barranco Street Art
December 1st, 2017
Lima is known for its street art, and the bohemian Barranco district has the most colorful streets in the entire [&hellip
Central Restaurant “Mater Elevations” Tasting Menu
October 28th, 2017
THIS… is what a $200 lunch looks like. (actually, turns out – the near 4 hour, 17 course lunch tab [&hellip
Prepping for Peru
September 24th, 2017
First off, I hafta say… Am I ONE.LUCKY.LADY or what? I mean, seriously. Never in my wildest dreams did I [&hellip
When Was Your Last $200 Lunch?
August 10th, 2017
Yeah. Me too. NEVER. Ah but for me that’s about to change. While I surely don’t make a habit of [&hellip
Expat Life: Semana Santa Edition
May 1st, 2017
To be sure, there seems to be curious sights on every corner here in my adopted home on this Andean [&hellip
The Last Ice Merchant of Ecuador [video]
April 30th, 2016
Woa! Now THIS is why I choose to travel and live in so many different corners of the world. [&hellip
Welcome
Off-the-beaten-path travel is my passion, and I’ve always lived life “like a kid in a candy store” – eager to sample as many flavors as I can. Indeed, my life motto has long been:
This ain’t a dress rehearsal, folks!
And in that spirit, after years of running my own adventure travel company, and flitting off to far-away places every chance I got… Read more about me…
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