The lines of Nazca

“A man with no expectations is never disappointed.” I wish I would have kept those words from Lao Tzu in mind when I went slightly out of my way to Nazca, Peru where the Nazca people scratched some interesting geoglyphs into the desert outside of town around 200 BC. With no modern equipment, no GPS’s, [...]

Market in Cusco

One of the delights of budget travel for me is wandering a local market in a strange and unfamiliar place. It is a welcome assault on the senses.  New mysterious smells (some pleasant, some not) mingle with brilliant colors, unidentified foods, and sounds that can betray some of the small mysteries of daily life for [...]

Machu Picchu

My legs were still a little sore from our hike down the tracks when the alarm went off at 04:15. Those that know me know that there are very few things in this world of ours that will make me leave a warm, dry bed so early.  The motivation this time was the extremely old [...]

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