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Category Archives: travel
And Finally… We Arrive: Machu Picchu!
After three days of perfect Andean bluebird skies and sunshine, it was unreal when I woke to the sound of rain on the tin roof, that I’d found so charming the night before. Nestled under the cozy alpaca blankets the … Continue reading
Posted in Beautiful places, Beauty, Blog, Daily Observations, Musings, My world, Natural beauty, Personal change, summer vacation, Teens, travel, Wonderful Things, Writing
Tagged Adventure, Cuzco, Dogs, History, Incas, Machu Picchu, personal change, Peru, Tales from the Motherland, travel, Trekking
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Machu, The Inca Dog…
This is part 4 of our Trip to Peru. If you missed the previous two post, go back now and read them… Go ahead, this will wait. When we left off, we had two hung-over “kids,” two parents who’d found … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Beautiful places, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Personal change, summer vacation, Teens, travel, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged Aguas Calientes, blogs, Dogs, Inca Trail, Machu Picchu, Musings, Personal challenges, Peru, Tales from the Motherland, travel, Trekking
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Oh Santa Theresa, We Seek Your Healing…Whatever That May Be.
After our killer first day of trekking, the roosters that woke me at 4:30 the next morning were in no way charming or exotic. I could hear them in the distance and wondered where they must be, having only seen … Continue reading
Posted in Beautiful places, Beauty, Blogging, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Musings, My world, Natural beauty, Nature, Sarcasm, summer vacation, travel, Writing
Tagged Machu Picchu, Personal challenges, Peru, Tales from the Motherland, travel, Trekking
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No Pain, No G… Wait, Is That An Option?
Note: This is part 2 of our amazing trip to Peru. If you haven’t read part one, go back and dot that! Then, join me as I stagger up the Salkantay trail, en route to Machu Picchu. These posts are … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Beautiful places, Beauty, Blogging, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Life, Musings, My world, Natural beauty, Nature, Personal change, summer vacation, travel, Women's issues, Wonderful Things, Writing
Tagged Beauty, Challenging myself, Machu Picchu, nature, Personal, Peru, Tales from the Motherland, The Andes, travel, Trekking Salkantay
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Peru or Bust
Note: There is NO way I could share the details and wonder of our recent trip to Peru in one post. No way. So, I’ll start with the beginning and share the rest over the next few posts. After a … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Blogging, blogs, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Musings, My world, Natural beauty, summer vacation, travel, Writing
Tagged #WPLongform, Adventure, Cuzco, family vacations, Machu Picchu, Personal challenge, Peru, Salkantay, Tales from the Motherland, travel, Travel in Peru, Trekking, Trekking in Peru
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After The Bug
Tomorrow we depart for Peru and my stomach is churning. Thankfully, it’s just nerves… now. The stomach bug that laid me low, low, low last weekend has mostly passed. This does seem to be a dastardly bug that lingers for … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Beautiful places, Blog, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Musings, My world, Parenting, Summer, Teens, travel, Writing
Tagged Captain Jack's, Dan & Whit's, Dartmouth, Family reunions, Fireflies, Jenga, Machu Picchu, Paleo diet, Tales from the Motherland, the Amazon, travel, Vermont
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One Woman’s Stomach Flu is Another Man’s Yellow Fever.
To start, it’s worth noting that I have been considering GI problems since we decided to make a two week trip to Peru. I’ve read up on the water conditions in Peru; we’ve purchased a purification wand; and I’m ready … Continue reading
Circumcision, Bin Ladin and the Olympics. This Is How The Adventure Begins…
Yes, you read that right and with our family it should be no surprise. Our big trip to New England and then S. America began with a very animated drive to the airport. We have headed out for a three … Continue reading
Sh^t!
It’s hard to think straight right now. What I want to write and what comes out are two different things, as my brain whirrs indiscriminately. One minute I’m focused and on task, the next I can’t think of what to … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Beautiful places, Blog, Blogging, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Life, Musings, My world, Parenting, Summer, Teens, travel, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged college students return home, Kids living at home, shit, stress, Summer, Tales from the Motherland, transitions, travel
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The Middle… Dissolving the U.N. and Other Updates.
Note to new readers: Our family took in two foreign exchange students last August for the entire school year. Denmark is a 17 yr old girl. China is a 16 yr old boy. The U.S. is our 15 yr old son (Little … Continue reading
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