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In Miraflores the upscale residential towers surge toward the coastline, halted just short of the ocean’s edge by the Parque del Amor – Love Park. The park was designed by the Peruvian artist Victor Delfín Read More …
We walk to the convent at the Church of Santo Domingo. While it is only a few short blocks from the plaza, I have not visited this place before and am surprised when we turn Read More …
One of my favorite places in Lima is the Plaza Mayor (also known as the Plaza de Armas). It is quiet here now, quiet different from the scene last night. This is the historic core Read More …
Time to visit Lima’s historical center, our approach measured by the increasing grandeur of the buildings we pass. . . It is a holiday weekend and have been oddly empty throughout the day. Now, however, Read More …
Able has brought us to one of the places I most wanted to visit while in Lima, the funky Barranco neighborhood. This was a seaside resort catering to Lima’s aristocracy during the 19th century. Today Read More …
Despite the blue ocean off to the west, this is the bleakest place I’ve ever seen – even more desolate than the Sinai and without the grandeur of that harsh landscape. The only place I Read More …
The Giant’s Causeway World Heritage site in Northern Ireland is a geologic wonder steeped in legend. The Giant’s Causeway and Causeway Coast is the only UNESCO World Heritage site in Northern Ireland.
We played tourist today and visited the Tower, a place I have never gotten to before. London and Ireland itinerary
We land on a gravel out-wash that is low, flat, and braided with leaping streams. The stream itself seems to defy gravity, somehow leaping above the level where we stand watching it without ever Read More …
We motor along the rocky shore of the Tarr Inlet, passing more gouged and scoured rock that is being colonized by vibrant vegetation. Between the bright fall foliage along the rock face and the dark Read More …