Theres always something going on in Parque Kennedy... so far usually a crooner and open dancing. So sweet. Final night of the trip with Yaci. We listened and watched and as the couple looking like they have 50 years together clasped hands and turn…
Starting tomorrow it is back to 90 degrees and humidity ... I've packed my winter clothes up from the Andes. Im working on something really neat to do.…
There have been some tough decisions already made on this trip. There is the stark reality that the money I spent years saving is just like life — it goes pretty darn quick. I had to do some soul searching and practical decision-making and alread…
THE POET. Sitting in the Plaza de Armas and people watching is my favorite pastime in Arequipa. Soon after I arrived, a guy walked by selling something, passed me, paused, walked a few steps back and said hello. Luis Fernando Aspajo Pozo is a poe…
On this journey around the world promoting the idea of do-it-yourself change, and highlighting others who are making a difference, I come across some interesting characters. People who are on their own pilgrimages ... to celebrate anniversaries, t…
I posted a photo on CNN's Travel Photo of the Day, from Machu Picchu on the winter solstice, June 21. Click here to see it on CNN [http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1148796] and read the description, and let's garner some views and "fav…
Here's the artisan who made my one souvenir I'm bringing home from El Sauce: A leather belt, black of course, with a big silver belt buckle like the "vaceros" (va-care-ohs) wear up in Las Minitas and, as I'm told, during festi…
I'm dropping off some postcards for Martin, a German guy here at the hostel, who is leaving for Paraguay early in the morning. I promised him I will get them there, I cannot promise they make it to their destinations. Once, I wrote postcards…
I'm trying to write a story about the school here and some girl behind me is talking ridiculous things, complaining about the slight headache she has here in Arequipa at 7,500 feet with altitude sickness. I hiked 20 miles up to 13,500 feet with b…
