Any trip to Peru’s Sacred Valley starts in Cusco, the “navel” of the Inca empire, to which I dedicated my previous article. After spending some time in Cusco–which you must do to acclimatize to the altitude–we left the Inca capital early one morning and headed for our 3-day tour of the Sacred Valley. Our first stop …
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Cuba is like no other place on this planet. It’s the island time forgot since 1959. It’s a unique time capsule filled with vintage cars, peeled paint and barely standing buildings but also gorgeous beaches and beautiful architecture. It’s also a place where happy, welcoming Cubans are ever smiling, dancing and making the best of the …
I spent a couple of weeks in Lebanon this past holiday season. If you love eating, Lebanon should definitely be on your travel list. My people know how to eat! We are obsessed with food. We talk about the next meal while eating and nothing is ever planned unless it’s around food. I hadn’t been to …
I don’t know about you but when I board a plane for a long flight, I usually dress up in “combat mode”. This outfit includes comfortable shoes that won’t set off the security gates and are easy to take on and off on the plane, pants that are comfortable but don’t look like jogging pants …
The world consumes all sorts of cute animals: rabbits, horses, baby animals (even cats and dogs! but let’s not open that can of worms now) and although Guinea pigs are considered pets in the western world, they’ve been a staple in the Andean communities of Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia for the past 5,000 years so …













