Jesus is Watching! When I was a child, I was told two very important people were watching me, so I had better be good. The first was Santa Claus and the second, Jesus. I think I was always more motivated by the threat of coal for Christmas and wanting lots[…]
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Highs and Lows of Brazil About the Photo Above: Street in Paraty, Brazil I have a thing for colonial style towns and villages; something about the cobblestone streets intrigues me (even while trying to pull my four-wheeler luggage down the street). I found Paraty to be charming and interesting, enough[…]
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About the Photo Above: My Hostel in Florianopolis, Brazil Nice view right? Yep, that’s the breakfast and bar area of my hostel in Florianopolis, Brazil (Barra Beach Club Hostel). My actual dorm room is behind me in the photo.We had a great ocean view all day long (I was a[…]
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About the Photo Above: My first light house! OK, I’ve traveled a lot… I admit it. Somehow in all my travels I’ve never climbed a lighthouse, so this was a first for me. Climbing up the narrow stairs and getting into the top platform proved to be a bit tricky[…]
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Egyptian Obelisk in South America? I’m obsessed with everything Egyptian. Those who know me well know that I spent a couple of years in college studying Egyptian hieroglyphs and that in college and after graduating made a trip to Egypt for a couple weeks to see the real thing! Anyway, I[…]
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Free Wine Everywhere! It’s true, all over Mendoza you can find free wine. Although I didn’t go into McDonalds to see if the combo meal included wine, all other restaurants included wine with combo meals (choice of water, soda or wine). My hostel, where I paid a small fee of $14[…]
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Lakes, Mountains and Trees of Patagonia Bariloche is placed on the south side of a large lake, surrounded by trees and in a small valley. It reminds me of Colorado, but with bigger lakes and smaller mountains. The scenery is stunning and very serene. This area would be considered the[…]
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Puerto Varas Placed on a small area of land between a large lake and a bay leading to the Pacific, Puerto Varas is a shipping and fishing community originally settled by the Germans. It is also one of the gateways into the northern most parts of Patagonia in Chile. I[…]
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About the Photo Above Both small towns of Villarrica and Pucon sit on opposite sides of a lake and have spectacular views of the Villarrica volcano. I captured this photo just before sunset from the rocky beach near Villarrica. This big volcano had a major eruption in March of 2015.[…]
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I really enjoyed this large city due to the combination of fabulous old Spanish architecture combined with modern structures. This was the first city in Latin America where I felt more like I was in Europe than in the Americas. Parks, Hills and Architecture I actually don’t have a lot[…]
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Street Art and Fantastic Murals Valparaiso is the most colorful city I’ve visited anywhere; the streets are filled with murals and colorful buildings. Because most of the city is on a hill, the views of the colorful houses warms the soul. It is simply delightful. Much of the city of[…]
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Dunes, Geysers, Rock Formations and Star Gazing Outside of Patagonia, San Pedro is one of Chilé’s most popular outdoor destinations. It reminds me a bit of the area around the Grand Canyon, but add in some sand dunes and geysers and a bonus of amazing star gazing. Due to various[…]
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