I heard that Sally Ride passed away yesterday, and immediately I thought of her namesake, Sally, who I encountered in the jungles of Peru. Sally was assigned to be my guide during my stay in the Amazon with Rainforest Expeditions. As a solo traveler representing partner organization Crooked Trails, I was her sole charge – […]
Peru
Two Views of Machu Picchu
I’m a big proponent of slower travel, and one thing I love to do is to experience the different moods of a particular place that really captivates me. Case in point: I’ve made a couple of different visits to Machu Picchu, which for all its hype, really is a special and magical place. I enjoyed […]
Into the Amazon with Peru’s Rainforest Expeditions
As a kid I used to dream of living in a tree house. Once I even got to spend the night in my friend Jonna’s tree house – in a windstorm, no less – and I stayed awake for most of the night, contently swaying with the tree and watching the stars. The lodges I […]