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Peru or Bust

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Originally posted on TALES FROM THE MOTHERLAND:
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…

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As so many of you have noted, it’s such a wonderful surprise to wake up and see your own photo on the Friday Fictioneer’s page. This morning when I saw this photo, I thought: “Wow, I wonder who else went … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 17, 2014 by Dawn Quyle Landau | 82 Comments

Welcome to Friday Fictioneers. Hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields, writers from all over the world are challenged to write a 100-word story, with a beginning, middle and end. Please join us or check out the other wonderful stories Here. Please Note: … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 22, 2014 by Dawn Quyle Landau | 104 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge– Layers

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Dawn Quyle Landau

It was hours and miles to travel– layers of time and history. It was layers of distance up: first by plane, then by car, and finally on foot– Layers of air, up in altitude, that made our muscles ache and … Continue reading →

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What We Don’t Tell You In Our Blogs: Peru… The Outtakes.

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

I’ve been noticing in the Facebook statuses my friends and I post, in many of the blogs I read, that we all tend to show the sunny side of things. We post the happy vacation pictures and the happy status … Continue reading →

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Call Me Kristen Bell.

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

Ok, so I spoiled the whole snake hook in the last post. I thought about dragging it out, but I just didn’t have the heart. Truth is, I expected to see snakes everywhere we went in the Amazon for the … Continue reading →

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Is That a Snake? Or Are You Just Happy To See Me?

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

From the comfort of home, it’s especially hard to believe we were in the Amazon this summer. None of the documentaries, none of the things I read beforehand, nothing prepared me for the shear wonder and sensory shift I’d feel … Continue reading →

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It’s All Old, In Peru… No?

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

By the time we finished Machu Picchu it felt like a full vacation. Sitting on the train to the Sacred Valley, to be honest I felt a bit deflated. We all felt badly leaving Edgard behind. It just didn’t feel … Continue reading →

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And Finally… We Arrive: Machu Picchu!

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

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 →

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Machu, The Inca Dog…

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Dawn Quyle Landau

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 →

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