How awesome was this??? Two 300 pound steel statues of some of my favorite intergalactic characters? What kind of store was this? I looked up. Above the door in bold yellow letters standing against a green background: Surplus International… So while I can’t claim that army surplus stores usually catch my fancy (and certainly I [...]

This must be what it feels like on the top of Everest … Slowly and stiffly, I placed one frozen foot in front of the other, frosty gusts of wind zipping past my ears. I had never been so cold in my life. Other random thoughts began running through my mind: “I wonder what frostbite [...]

It’s like love… yes… difficult to define… easy to recognize. Yes, every city seems to have its own character… something that makes it truly special. While difficult to put your finger on, it is still distinguishable nevertheless. New York has that energy. Cairo has the feel of the present colliding with an illustrious past. And [...]

Alpaca sold by the box. I can see it now. Okay so I’m day dreaming a little, but bare with me for a second. So like I was saying … the thought occurred to me recently in one of my more illuminated moments that if Alpaca were sold in my grocery store it might look [...]

Machu Picchu. Inca ruins. Stunning Cathedrals. These are just a few of the architectural and cultural marvels that one expects to see in the magnificent country of Peru. In fact, no matter where one travels in Peru, one is greeted by new wonders that never cease to amaze. For I found in short order that [...]

High atop the beautiful, windswept altiplano of Southern Peru lies the expansive and enigmatic Lake Titicaca– the highest navigable lake in the world and the largest lake in South America. The lake splits its territory between nations, with 60% of its waters belonging to Peru, and 40% to Bolivia. Although far less traveled than the [...]

Step off your boat, onto the hay, and meet the Uros people – a people shrouded in mystery, wrapped in myth and lore. According to legend, they are the oldest people on the earth – older than the sun itself, their existence stretching back to times long ago. A peculiar people – set apart in [...]