Category: Off-the-cuff

Active / Off-the-cuff / South America / Tropics

Swimming in the rain

It rains every day in the tropics. At least it does in Ecuador at this time of year. Usually, the rains come at night or in the early morning hours. And it’s that kind of warm, soft rain that makes you want to sit up in bed and just listen....

Off-the-cuff

I would never have thought of THAT!

For the past three days I had been looking at this glass filled with limes submerged in water. I wondered often about them. This morning I finally asked. I had supposed that perhaps it was purely decorative. Or a clever way of preserving the limes. Or maybe even a way...

Dining / Off-the-beaten-path / Off-the-cuff / South America / Vegetarian/Vegan / Wandering

Unexpected discovery: two vegetarian Peruvian restaurants

I went out wandering around Trujillo today and stumbled upon a vegan restaurant just 3-4 blocks from where I’m staying. Then I found a vegetarian restaurant just 3-4 more blocks beyond that. After several hours of exploring and taking photos, I started to feel hungry so I made my way...

Dining / Off-the-cuff / South America

Breakfast in Nasca

I am now in Nasca, Perú. Will share the whole story of that in a few days after I process it, write it all down and edit the photos. For now, this was my breakfast ( plus I supplemented with my own honey for the tea and peanut butter to...

Dining / Off-the-cuff / South America / Tropics / Vegetarian/Vegan

Ahhh, tropical produce

Bought a perfectly ripe, magnificent avocado the size of my fist from a sidewalk vendor for the princely sum of $0.62 I peeled it and then ate it like a delicious ice cream cone.

Culture / History / Off-the-beaten-path / Off-the-cuff / South America

Jewish Holocaust Memorial – Montevideo, Uruguay

While walking along the Montevideo waterfront, I happened upon a plaque which announced (in Spanish) the Jewish Holocaust Memorial. So I followed the short path toward the waterline to check it out. The memorial itself is very simple yet incredibly powerful. It consists entirely of just two sections of sea...

Dining / Off-the-cuff / South America / Wandering

Montevideo McDonalds

I did NOT come to South America to eat at McDonalds (or patronize any other American chains) but, if I did, Montevideo has just about the nicest McDonalds I have seen anywhere in the world. And it’s literally right across the street from the beach.