Thinking … Inside the box
Part I- We spent an afternoon on one of our last days in southern Italy trying to learn more about intarsio after reading about the woodworking craft in one of…
Part I- We spent an afternoon on one of our last days in southern Italy trying to learn more about intarsio after reading about the woodworking craft in one of…
This walk was the confluence of two historical paths. One path through space and time started when we climbed Mt. Vesuvius in 1969 while we were on our 'Grand –…
It's no wonder that artists, musicians, writers and travelers have been attracted to the approximately 50 km of coastline on the south side of the Sorrentine Peninsula, and to the…
For the past 5 days our group of 10 travelers and 2 guides have been staying overnight in very nice hotels and then spending our days walking on various hilly…
We arrived in Naples by train after one of those always confusing train terminal experiences. You remember – lots of people, trains everywhere, no notion of where one might buy…
We knew we would be coming back to Rome and Southern Italy. We knew that in July of 1969 when Leslie threw coins over her shoulder into Trevi Fountain (c.f.…
As we prepare for our upcoming voyage to Italy this is the music that inspires us to pack -- Please watch our blog or sign up for email notices (on…
Greetings to all our blog readers! A glorious rainbow has just sent us back to the north. Now, we are back home on San Juan Island after a long, long…
We expected Buenos Aires to be cool and clammy – but no, our stay has been lovely and sunny and comfortable for walking some of the shady parks and the rabbit…
The past week has been filled with many unexpected events, including one today, in which we learned that we were grounded from taking off from the Temuco Airport by winds…
We are now in the northern part of this long skinny country, though we won't make it all the way to the Peruvian border. San Pedro de Atacama has been…
For the past five days or so we have been traveling and transitioning north from Temuco. We've had long days of driving many kilometers, but we are now finally through…
After two weeks happily homebound at Helen's home 10 km east of Temuco, we decided we had much to celebrate and so we took off for the cordierra 100 km…
Imagine – fair weather for almost a whole week, with no winds to ruffle our feathers! It was even calm enough to camp on a beach last night after taking…
Mud. Puddles. Road equipment of all types moving huge quantities of sodden soil. That's what we witnessed as we arrived by bus in Punta Arenas from Puerto Natales in Chile.…
We have just spent 3 days in Parque Nacional Torres del Paine, a park that some guidebooks call the best national park in South America. We arrived on the Navimag…
The past four days we traveled south from Puerto Montt. The Navimag ship carried many trucks, shipping containers and autos, plus numerous animals and about 100 human travelers. …
We have left Chiloe to explore parts of Patagonia. We spent over a week doing preliminary research on the wind farm project, interviewing local people about the project, and doing…
After the Festival: Exploring Moai and Experiencing Curanto and Hoards of Horses on Easter Island In creating the second part of our Easter Island blog, Leslie asked Helen if she'd…
We arrived on Easter Island (Rapa Nui or Isla de Pascua) after a 5 hour flight west from Santiago. The jet spots a dot on the ocean, swoops over the…