Peru. Time travel to 2011 and visit a remarkable long-lost Incan civilization that flourished in the majestic mountain-top city of Machu Picchu. Alpacas stroll around and provide luxurious wool for sweaters and scarves. Thirty kinds of potatoes grow in Peru. Yum. Peru lies in South America like a jewel studded with the … [Read more…]
‘Tis the season to be … jolly, merry, generous, truth-telling, extra loving, and whatever else makes for a better world. If that’s what it’s all about, I say, what’s good for this season is good for all seasons. Christmas in Germany A few years ago my husband, Hoyt, and I toured Germany in the spring, not during … [Read more…]
In 2009 my husband, Hoyt, and I took a 4 1/2 month trip around the world. We planned the itinerary ourselves. Our purpose, a combination of work and vacation, included stays in six countries and also Tibet, an autonomous region in the Himalayan mountains, the former home of the Dalai Lama. … [Read more…]
Turkey. Cook it. Eat it. Or visit it … the history-soaked land in the Near East, the crossroads of Europe and Asia, includes lands even farther east reached via the Silk Road. Our Turkey trip My husband and I traveled around Turkey in 2001 for one month. When we got home, I created the most complex … [Read more…]
It just happened that yesterday A Trail of Sorrow was published here at this website and sent to subscribers. It addressed stories and features of destructive cults, like valuing an ideology over human life. Last evening’s horrific events in Paris are beyond belief. This post is dedicated to the people of France, to the victims, their families … [Read more…]