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…
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…
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…
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…
A German girl in the hostel broke her camera. Why go to Machu Picchu if you can't take photos? She was going to go to a camera store to have it "fixed." I'm no techie, I said, but I am a photographer. Let me have a look. Maybe yo…
When I bought my one-way ticket to Limerick, the train cashier in Dublin was baffled that I would go live in "Stab City." It's not the most exciting city in Ireland but I liked it quite much and it still has a bad rep. Warring famili…
I swear, 1970's Clint Eastwood came sauntering out of here in a serape. In Maca, Peru.…
Beautiful last day in Cusco. Perfect sky and seventy. The anniversary of Cusco is this month so there's tons of festivals. Today students made floats depicting areas and customs. I like the tomato eating corn. Took an overnight bus 11 hours…
Interesting 5-minute exchange with the woman in the tienda down the road. I wanted peanuts. DId not see any. I tried to explain what I wanted: you know, a fruit from a tree but it's not a fruit like an orange. No, not a pineapple. Or a pea. You c…
