Last night I returned to Healing House with a big smile on my face after a visit with Angel, from Madrid, Spain. He had asked me out for coffee during a …
It wasn’t in my plans to meet a handsome, dark Peruvian Peregrino. He captured my attention on my way back from a weekend spent at Salkantay, a white glacier-laden peak, …
Casey and I bounced up and down at the fountain in the Plaza de Armas doing jumping jacks in our toques and scarves while we waited for the taxi and …
My bed was wet this morning. What a nasty feeling that is. My t-shirt and trekking pants were cold and damp and I had to peel them away from my …
Today, I’m not going to tell you about how great it is in Cusco or of the great adventures I’m having. No, because it’s not like that all the time. …
As I stood at the sun gate in awe looking down on Machu Picchu, bathed in the warm glow of the dawning sun, my thoughts drifted to how exciting it …
Three o’clock on the morning of day four came quickly as my iPhone chimed my wake-up call. It wasn’t a comfortable sleep. None of the last three sleeps had been …
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 …
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