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Aventura en Peru – The Genius of the Incas

Apologies – this is a long one! Again, if you are here to read about Machu Picchu, jump ahead to April 26. April 25 – En route to the Sacred Valley We are on our own, without our Spanish-speaking hosts, … Continue reading

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Aventura en Peru – In The Heights

Honestly the next couple of days of our trip were entirely in service of getting to and hiking up to see Rainbow Mountain. I feel it necessary to include excessive details, but you do not need to feel it necessary … Continue reading

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Aventura en Peru – One Day of the Condor

April 19 – Arequipa Well we did it. We stuffed our faces with an 11 course meal, staggered home under the weight of a several hundred Soles worth of wine, an “slept” for about three and a hald hours, getting … Continue reading

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Aventura en Peru – The #1 Restaurant in the World

The number one restaurant in the world (currently) is Maido, and if you are here just to read about that, then feel free to jump ahead! Barranco – April 15 Lima’s cliff-top seaside walk extends a long way, and we … Continue reading

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Aventura en Peru – Just Birds

We saw a ton of new birds on our trip and I’m just going to drop the images here. Note that many of these are very low quality to flat-put bad, and are included here simply as proof-of-life. NOTE: If … Continue reading

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Aventura en Peru – Into The Amazon

Amazon Jungle – April 11 Our flight to Iquitos was at 6:45, so we were up and out the door at the appalling hour of 4 am. Because of our fancy, late dinner last night, I’m pretty sure I slept … Continue reading

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Aventura en Peru – Part 1 of ???

This past April Jeff and I went on the trip of a lifetime to Peru. Peru was never in my “top ten” list of destinations, however there is a story as to how this came about. Jeff has a friend, … Continue reading

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The Gaudi Architecture of Barcelona

Barcelona is an architectural hotbed of what is known as “Modernista”, part of the Catalan Modernism movement of the early 20th century. Modernista’s driving force was renowned Catalonian architect Antoni Gaudi (1852 – 1926). Our first stop on the Gaudi … Continue reading

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The Sounds and Smells of Barcelona

Just to back-track a moment. My strategy for our 8-day trip to Barcelona was to pack very, very light. Carry-on light. This meant summer clothes with just a couple of sweaters all rolled up in a carry-on suitcase with just … Continue reading

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The Sights of Barcelona

I can’t do a full travelogue of our recent trip to Barcelona, but I can do a few quick posts on the highlights of the trip. First, what stood about out seeing Barcelona. Catalan flag What you don’t see much … Continue reading

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