Don't know where we're going, but we're making great time.
Our quest for hot and spicy food in New Mexico has not abated one bit since we set foot in Albuquerque. I like to say it’s a reaction to the blandness of Peruvian food, but we know the truth, right? We’re gluttons for spicy food! Bring on the chilies. Red chilies, green chilies, x-mas sauce,…
We’re waiting to see where future projects may take us and given the unwelcome winter weather in most of the country, we decided to stick it out in Albuquerque through the end of February. It’s warm(er) here, so why not? Because our plans have been up and down, we departed from our usual one to…
Both Tammy and I enjoy reading so we always have a supply of books on our phones. Our adventure to find Albuquerque’s Hidden Park in our Airbnb neighborhood revealed more than a hidden park. It also had a double sided free book stand, and one friendly pup bonus. We each scored a book or two…
Tucked away in Albuquerque’s Old Town tourist area is a flat, nondescript building that houses the city’s very own Rattlesnake Museum — a collection of live rattlesnakes, snakes found in New Mexico, and a smattering of insects, reptiles, and memorabilia. The memorabilia is the stuff that doesn’t move, everything else does. I mention this because the…
Our lovely friend Karen decided to visit us in Albuquerque this week, so we took the opportunity to check off one of our local bucket list items: the Sandia Peak Tramway. Initially, we had debated going up in a hot air balloon to see the sights, but the timing, weather and costs simply weren’t in…
People, we’ve been living under some sort of gypsy curse. In the past two months, we’ve had one stolen wallet, one glitch-y smartphone, and a wonky motherboard. Billing issues have arisen as a result of our travel, too. Since we’re traveling together, what happens to one person happens to the other so these are definitely…
While we’ve done fairly well with rental kitchens, there have been some gaps between what we would consider “well appointed” and “basic.” I get that not everyone cooks, but we do. Or I should say, Jan cooks a lot and I enjoy the results. Regardless, I think I have a better handle of what to…
We made it back to the states! After a few flight delays and snafus, we’re now couch cozy in Albuquerque, New Mexico — our home for the next month. The snow was unexpected and the mountains show up in starker relief, but the real change has been the culture shift from South to North America….
Viewing Lima from a distance, it would be easy to write it off as a dusty, dry metropolis tucked between the Andes and the Pacific. It’s poor, crowded, and overrun with motorcycle traffic, dogs, and bodegas. That’s all true. It’s also a city that has given over its spare, concrete surfaces to anyone with an…
As our time starts to wind down here in Peru I’ve been thinking what I’ve learned that I didn’t know before we landed way back when. Here are some I’ve come up with. Fitting In – This seems to be the phrase that let’s you be cool…¿Qué tal? or at least as cool as two…