My heart pounded as I followed the dirt trail and climbed the stone steps up through the high Andean tundra and its slopes of golden grasses towards Dead Woman’s Pass. …
Altitude sickness: symptoms may begin to occur during a rapid ascent to an altitude above 8,000 feet. Most commonly it is characterized by shortness of breath, dizziness, a pounding headache, …
Although Lima is not one of the most beautiful cities I have ever been, with a seemingly constant shroud of mist blocking it from the sun and the heavy odour …
I was wondering how long it would take me to play my flute in a public area in Peru, although I didn’t think it would be this soon. It certainly …
From a comfortably hot BC Summer to a mildly cool Peruvian Winter…thank God I brought my down sweater jacket! This place doesn’t have heat and the kitchen and one of …
This wasn’t the view I planned to have of Ladyslipper today, a sparkling azure mountain lake cradled against the bare, rocky and snow-patched Cathedral Rim, but this is definitely one of …
What is it that finally pushes one past their comfort zone and off the beaten track, that smoothly paved road that leads us through our sane, or comfortably insane, lives …
Today, I leave Santiago with a mixture of emotions. Not only am I leaving the place or the destination I strove to reach for so long, but I feel like …
The band had the crowd hopping to the beat, dancing and screaming. It was nuts! I have never seen a bar this packed – standing room only. No fire code …
The last 20 kilometers An 800 kilometer physical journey near complete and an inner one just beginning. As I walked, I began to notice that the yellow arrows now had a …
It was a blustery, stormy day today. The sky moved and changed so fast – billowing dark clouds surged across the sky occasionally breaking apart to reveal the sun before …
Last night after I posted, I went back upstairs to the restaurant in the same pilgrim fashion I had earlier except this time my hair was dry. Sue and the …