The Floating Islands of Uros
Floating islands. It’s hard to conjure up an image of what that means, until you’re on Lake Titicaca in Peru and pull up alongside islands made of reeds where Peruvian […]
Peruvian Proteins
Beef heart skewers. Alpaca. Guinea pig. I tried them all. Beef heart skewers, aka Anticuchos. A traditional food that was originally fed to slaves as the leftover parts of the […]
This Postcard Really Pops!
Ever since I told my Belgian friend Erna that I collect postcards, she has been sweet enough to send them to me on her travels. And she travels A LOT!! […]
Happy Grilled Cheese & BLT Month!
I was invited to write a post about April being Grilled Cheese & BLT Month, and was encouraged to make up a new flavor combo. I thought about it and […]
Something’s Brewing in Vermont
Vermont is a small state. It’s ranks 45th in size among the 50 United States. And yet, Vermont has the most microbreweries per capita of any state. That’s all my […]
Poor Oh Pear!
While traipsing through Vermont, I had to make a stop to pay my respects to those who’d fallen. Those Ben & Jerry’s flavors that just didn’t make it and were […]
Butter Coffee
When I visited a friend in Burlington, Vermont, the first place he took me was to a farm set off a muddy road that he’d been curious about for a […]
File This Fact Away
I know. I was as surprised as you are that on a cold, blustery winter day in Vermont, I was the only person who braved the windchill to pose with […]
Book Review: Braving It
Reading this father/daughter memoir brought back so many memories for me of my short stint living in Alaska. I was nowhere near the remote wilderness that these two were, […]
Shame Masks
In Rothenburg ob der Tauber, a medieval city in the Franconia region of Germany, it is easy to walk along the cobblestone paths that wind through the town and consider […]
Browsing The Atlas 