Two important and very great things happened in our adopted country of Colombia on Friday. FIRST, the city of Medellín finally demolished the Monaco building, the former home…
Happy New Year!! Here’s wishing you a bold, adventurous, and fun-filled 2019. To kick off the new year, we’re starting a series on the cities and places that…
Buenos días de Medellín! Blogging has taken a bit of a back seat lately, but arriving in Medellín is a pretty good excuse! We’ve been a little preoccupied…
As part of our 23-day Peru adventure, Susan and I wanted to experience a part of Peru by rail and enjoy the beautiful scenery that Peruvian Andes…
“Mark, you can’t finish the Inca Trail and not know that this was the end point of a pilgrimage.” — Johan Reinhard to Mark Adams, “Turn Right at…
Earlier this month, we realized a dream a year in the making when we walked the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. It was one of the more physically…
On Oct. 9, citizens throughout Peru turned out to choose their local and provincial officials (in other words, mayors, aldermen, and state governors). And, lucky for us, Oct.…
This post has three parts: a story, a voting how-to for our fellow expats, and a soapbox. First the story. A few weeks ago, we blogged about using…
It’s been over a year since we first posted our listing of Boquete favorites, so here’s an update for folks planning a visit here. Usual caveat: this is…