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Some Days Are Gifts From Others
On my trip to Peru earlier this year, nearly everyone in our group got sick at one point or another, from one thing or another. Each day more newly ill were confirmed. For some it was altitude sickness (those of … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Travel
Tagged gratitude, hiking, Huayna Picchu, Inca Bridge, Machu Picchu, Peru, travel
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The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
You could show up at Machu Picchu not knowing anything about it whatsoever. Not knowing, for instance, that it was built over 500 years ago, and by a people (the Incas) who had no written language yet were sophisticated enough … Continue reading
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Tagged Aguas Calientes, Andes Adventures, Chachabamba, Gateway of the Sun, Inca Trail, Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo, Peru, travel, Urubamba River
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Eight Days in Peru
I spent the first eight days of April on a whirlwhind tour of Peru. It took me until the more-than-ripe age of thirty-eight to travel outside of the U.S. for the first time, but this was my third international trip … Continue reading
Via Ferrata Ivano Dibona – The Dolomites, Italy
It’s been nearly two and a half months since returning from my first (and hopefully not last!) trip to Italy, but I thought I’d share some photos from an extraordinary hike I was fortunate enough to be able to enjoy in the magnificent-beyond-words Dolomites … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Travel
Tagged Andrea Piccoliori, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Dolomites, hiking, Ivano Dibona, northern Italy, Via Ferrata
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Mi Primera Vez en un Otro País (Parte Dos)
Photos from Tikal: Ruins Birds … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Guatemala, howler monkeys, Mayan ruins, spider monkeys, Tikal
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Mi Primera Vez en un Otro País
Even though international travel is something I have been interested in all my life, I have very effectively used two excuses for never doing it until now: 1) the cost, and 2) with so many places in the world to … Continue reading
I Love L.A.
In celebration of nearly ten full years as an Angeleno, here are ten local treasures (outside of the usual touristy stuff) that I highly recommend to those living here or just visiting the City of Angels: 1. Wilderness Travel Course: This is … Continue reading
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Tagged American Cinematheque, Boulevard Music, Channel Islands, Charles Mee, Festival of Books, Folk Music Center, Fret House, Groundlings, L.A., La Serenata, Lake Shrine, Los Angeles, Mayura, McCabe's Guitar Shop, Nyala, Pacific Resident Theatre, Shamshiri Grill, Sierra Club, South Bay Bicycle Path, things to do in Los Angeles, Trilogy Guitars, wilderness training, Wilderness Travel Course
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