“Obladi, oblada, life goes ooooonnnnnn!” croons my taxi man’s radio, a totally appropriate theme song for the morning as I prepare to leave my vagabonding ways and return to the…
Hasta luego, South America! You woo us with your fabulous natural wonders, your amazing people, the diversity of entertainment and things to discover, one-a-kind landscapes like Torres del Paine and…
Peru takes only a fraction of our time south of the border, mainly dedicated to Machu Picchu, but from the moment we cross out of northern Chile into your desertscapes,…
It is my last night on this round-the-world trip, a final hurrah, one I spend with back pressed against warm mosaic seats along the Lima coastline, sun white yellow in…
I walk the Miraflores neighborhood park one more time, its real name escaping me, and I take the time to really observe the toro and vase and tire planters, all…
The lingua franca might be español, but it differs just as much country to country as the currency, whether Argentinian Peso, Chilean Peso, Peruvian Sole. Longtime residents in both Texas…
Every night, the sea swallows the sun, which is why, our guide tells us, the indigenous people native to the Miraflores area, sea dwellers, revere the sea goddess more than…
In the span of five minutes–literally the time it takes to walk from my beach repose to the stairwell over the highway–men half my age, twice my age and everywhere…
Back to being solo, I opt to spend the day enveloped in two of my most decadent pleasures–a beach read and afternoon writing session at a local café. Wendell Berry’s…
Where In The World Is Gwendo? 