• A Day at Machu Picchu

    They say that Machu Picchu will take your breath away. It did, just not in the way I anticipated. We arrived, after a 2.5 hour train ride from Urubamba in which we spent the first half alone in a car…

  • Moray and the Maras Salt Pans

    After a couple hours in Chinchero,  it was on to Moray and the Maras Salt Pans. The drive to Moray took about 45 minutes over a dirt road which was questionable for the vehicle we were in. But the views were spectacular. There’s…

  • Market in Chinchero Peru

    While up at the church, I’d mistakenly thought that’s where the market also was for the town. So imagine my surprise when we got the bottom of the town and saw the dozens of rows of market stalls covered with…

  • Chinchero Peru; Church and A Wedding

    At the top of the hill the church sits low atop stones which predate Columbus, whitewashed against a blue sky with looming clouds. At 9am sharp a man climbs into the bell tower and the clanging of the bells begins.…

  • Matera; Ancient Rock Churches, Modern Art and More

    On our last day in matera we had the opportunity to walk around and explore the winding streets of the town, visit the wonderful modern art museum set inside a series of caves and check out the Rupustrian rock churches…

  • A Walking Tour Through the Sassi in Matera Italy

    If you’ve heard of Matera, then you’ve most likely heard of the Sassi. Matera sits on the border of Basilicata and Puglia in what would the arch of Italy’s “boot”. The word sassi translates to stones, but in this case…