Inspired and ready to start planning . . .
Whoo Hoo! I’ve decided (record time) that I want to go to Lisbon, Portugal this year! And with 3 weeks vacation time, I may try to squeeze in a trip to Spain, specifically Santiago de Compostela,...
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Is there another pilgrimage on the horizon?
So now that my Camino de Santiago has been postponed to September 2014, now what! And I was so ready to hit the Camino trail. I even purchased my pack and everything. I even decided what special...
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Starting over . . .
Cusco, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu, the Incas, Pisac, Wayna Picchu, Chicheria, Sacred Valley, Peru Rail, Plaza de Armas, llamas . . . . and the list goes on! It’s all new, it’s all interesting and...
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2014 Camino de Santiago: Equipment Decisions & New Found Inspiration
I have been struggling with my decision on whether the backpack I purchased for my Camino is too big. It is an Osprey 65 liter bag, but my friends think that it is too big. Yesterday, we went to REI...
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Camino de Santiago: Words, Thoughts, Pictures, Action . . .
So lately, I’ve been feeling a need to document every tiny step I take to prepare for my Camino de Santiago, but I didn’t want to break my tradition of only blogging on my main blog once I purchase my...
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American Pilgrims on the Camino
Here’s my second patch for my backpack. The American Pilgrims on the Camino is a group made up of members who have done the Camino and who are planning on doing the Camino. I belong to the latter. I...
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How to Travel Outside of Your Comfort Zone
Last year, I traveled to South America for the first time and I can still remember how nervous I was during my trip planning. I had never been to South America before, I speak only a little bit of...
View ArticleTravel Thoughts: The changing tides of Travel
Over the weekend I read a cool book called “Cusco Calls” by Robert Karp which is more about a journey of enlightenment rather than about Peru, but it was an interesting book and I couldn’t put it down...
View Article2013 Peruvian Adventures: Pisco Sour and Peruvian Cuisine
Peruvian Cuisine seems very inviting to me. I think more so than the Argentine cuisine. It consists of local influences from the indigenous Inca as well as those brought in by immigrants from Spain,...
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2013 Peruvian Travel Adventures: dos soles
With a little over 2 weeks before I leave for my 2013 Peruvian Adventures, I worked a bit more on my trip over the weekend. I have all my lodgings confirmed, at least one of the two days entrance...
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