Trip: The World Part 4
There are [515] stories from my trip: The World Part 4
ECUADOR | Saturday, 8 Feb 2025 | Views [6478]
THERE ARE TWO WAYS THAT ANIMALS originally arrived in the Galapagos—a sea voyage or via the friendly skies. Blown offshore by winds, birds—just like seeds—eventually reached the islands. Animals that are strong swimmers like sea ... Read more >
ECUADOR | Friday, 7 Feb 2025 | Views [746]
THE JURY IS STILL OUT as to whether “ galapágo ” is an old Spanish word for “saddle” or for “tortoise” which the saddles resembled. Either way, the Galapagos would be nothing without the giant tortoises that ... Read more >
ECUADOR | Thursday, 6 Feb 2025 | Views [539]
DURING A “WHILE WE’RE HERE” MOMENT we booked a trip to the Galapagos. We had visited the archipelago fifteen years ago, five days exploring the older eastern and southern islands. This time we’re on an 8-day trip on a luxury yacht ... Read more >
ECUADOR | Sunday, 2 Feb 2025 | Photo Gallery
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PERU | Thursday, 30 Jan 2025 | Views [643]
WE DECIDED TO BYPASS CERRO SECHIN and Chankillo on our way north and save them for our return to Lima. Photos of Cerro Sechin depicted intricate carvings on real rock, not mudstone, and we figured we would see much more at the site. Not.
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PERU | Monday, 27 Jan 2025 | Views [743]
BASED UPON THE CARVINGS AT EL BRUJO, the Moche weren’t the friendliest people—pretty much what you would expect from people ruled by Warrior-Priests who worshipped a god known as Decapitator at a site called El Brujo (sorcerer) by the Spanish ... Read more >
PERU | Sunday, 26 Jan 2025 | Views [462]
AFTER THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS of 5+ hour driving we deserved a little R&R and Wyndham’s Costa del Sol in Trujillo was just the ticket with a quiet location, nice rooms, secure parking, a wonderful restaurant—even a wandering pair of llamas.... Read more >
PERU | Friday, 24 Jan 2025 | Views [600]
THE ROAD FROM HUACHO TO HUARAZ took five hours, had hundreds of hairpin turns and climbed 13,000 feet into the Andean Cordillera Blanca before descending to the sprawl that is Huaraz. Our suite at Villa Valencia was another gem, the equal of many of ... Read more >
PERU | Wednesday, 22 Jan 2025 | Views [1298]
WITH APOLOGIES TO RED SKELTON, we flew in to Lima yesterday and, boy, are our arms tired! The flight was only three hours long but after getting up 2:30 in the morning for the only direct flight from Salta, it’s not just our arms but our entire ... Read more >
PERU | Monday, 20 Jan 2025 | Photo Gallery
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ARGENTINA | Sunday, 19 Jan 2025 | Views [540]
WHENEVER CONNIE ASKED CARLOS when we could hope to see a particular bird on her hit list, he replied, “Abra Pampa.” Well, here we are—or as near as possible with decent lodging, restaurants and at a “reasonable” altitude ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Friday, 17 Jan 2025 | Views [675]
CARLOS WENT OUT OF HIS WAY to show us some of his Jujuy (hoo-hoo-ay) Province. Yesterday we drove 300 kilometers from Chicoana to Salinas Grandes, stopping only for lunch in Purmamarca at the spectacular Hotel El Manantial del Silencio, undeniably the ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Wednesday, 15 Jan 2025 | Views [345]
WHILE WE HADN’T PLANNED IT THAT WAY, our time in South America is turning into another birding expedition. Diego, our guide in the Iberá wetlands, hooked us up with a fellow guide in Salta. Carlos is more than just a guide. He spends most ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Monday, 6 Jan 2025 | Views [347]
WE GAVE SALTA SHORT SHRIFT on our 2013 visit. Our MacBook had died and we were anxious to get to Iguasu Falls and meet with friends from the States who were bringing a replacement. We will be in the area for the next couple of weeks and hope to remedy ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Friday, 3 Jan 2025 | Views [338]
A DAY MAY STILL HAVE TWENTY-FOUR hours but the years seem to be passing more quickly. It seems like like only yesterday that we were getting haircuts in Bali and it really was yesterday we both got haircuts here in Cordoba. Argentina, that is, not Cordoba ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Monday, 30 Dec 2024 | Views [455]
AFTER A NON-EVENTFUL CHRISTMAS IN BA we moved on to Cordoba, the second largest city in Argentina. Although it’s only 450 miles from Buenos Aires we decided fly—we’re no longer bus-riding backpackers if there are other options. And ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Saturday, 21 Dec 2024 | Views [403]
COLONIA CARLOS PELLEGRINI is the hub of the Iberá Wetlands. It consists of Park Headquarters, six hundred residents, a half-dozen lodges and three restaurants—only one of which is open at any given time. We knew we had arrived when we clickety-... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Thursday, 19 Dec 2024 | Views [350]
CONNIE FOUND SANDPIPER BIRDING on the Internet and arranged for owner Diego to guide us for five days of birding. After a late start Wednesday—traffic in BA is a bitch—we headed to Ceibas, a wide spot on the road about 165 km from the city.... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Tuesday, 17 Dec 2024 | Views [344]
JUDGING ONLY BY THE ARTISTS represented, we could have been at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris or the Met in NYC. Surprise— Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes is in Buenos Aires! We took advantage of “Oosterdam’s” overnight ... Read more >
ARGENTINA | Monday, 16 Dec 2024 | Photo Gallery
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