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 […]
Peru
Ceviche at La Mar, Lima – Eating Sustainable Seafood
On my most recent trip to Peru, a small group of us went out for afternoon ceviche at one of Peru’s most celebrated cevicherias, La Mar. (Ceviche, for the unindoctrinated, is a Peruvian specialty featuring local seafood marinated in citrus) International foodies will love this article in the NY Times profiling the restaurant scene in […]
Photo Friday: Gringo Feliz
This photo, taken in Aguas Calientes, Peru, did not help stimulate my appetite after a long day exploring the ruins of Machu Picchu. Luckily, I had already taken the opportunity to sample baked guinea pig, a South American delicacy, earlier in my travels; I may not have been so brave with this image emblazoned on […]