What a magical swirl of life was Cusco! What a magical swirl of life has the Cloud! Beautifully written blog and this pic sums it up...life meeting life in a special union.
Cloud Swirls Thanks for your sweet words, David. I feel honored that you, such a creative writer, enjoyed my writing and adventures. Cusco was full of special unions--you caught a good one here.
4 months in Cusco.....I want your life. Ok, sitting in Santa Rosa this morning trying to stay warm and reading about your wonderful adventures. Hopefully when we retire we can follow in your footsteps and become slow travelers. "Attention spans of jello" you crack me up! But so true I'm sure. Now aren't you happy you taught at the college level all those years. Sounds like you found a home among your travels. Fantastic photos.
Heavenly Cusco! I, too, hope you can enjoy some slow travel though without losing your job as I did. Living here on my savings sure beats looking for work! As for teaching, I never considered anything but college, and Cusco proved me right. And indeed, Cusco was one of a dozen places I could imagine living for a long time. Maybe I'll return!
Amazing photos Hey, Tara, please tell me when you´re delivering a presentation on how to become an excellent photographer, I will definitely enrol, excellent photos, congratulations!
Fun photos Glad you liked the photos Frank! I like rambling aimlessly, looking at things from different angles, and wandering around sunset when the light is good. That's what I know about photography.
What a writer It is a pleasure to read your descriptions as it triggers lots of emotions at the same time which are even enhanced with the beauty of those pictures. I will definitely keep reading, congratulations!
Thanks, Frank! I'm glad you're enjoying my blogs, and even my writing, as I sometimes get a bit carried away. I'll definitely use your wonderful blogs to help me get around when I finally get to Colombia. Happy teaching and travels!
Incredible Tara....I have just caught up with your blogs and find them, as always, incredible and illuminating.....what a gift you have, not only for traveling, but telling the story, and capturing exquisite photographs.....you are like some magical guide into canyons of mystery....a historical journey I never dreamed possible for me to experience.....I so look forward to each of your creations...thanks....Bernie
Magical guide into canyons of mystery! Wow, thank you so much for your kind words, Bernie. You, too, have an amazing way with images, "magical guide into canyons of mystery"-- I'd love to live up to that. Glad you're traveling with me! Until Cusco!
As usual, fantastic! I continue to so enjoy your blog. I will miss it when it finally stops. Your pictures continue to amaze me. I once had a similar camera but was most disappointed with it changing to a Canon. My wife uses an expensive but really top Sony with excellent results.
Roger
So sweet! Thank you so much for your kind words, Roger! You may not have to worry about my blog ending. I still have catching up on northern Argentina from last year and Patagonia before that. Besides, I may be a rolling stone. Regarding the cameras, well, mine is fine when you're not looking closely. Reviews said the photos would be "soft" and indeed, when I enlarge on my computer, they're aren't as sharp as my previous tiny Lumix. But for blogs, it's fine. Glad you two have great cameras!
WOW I was going wow, wow with the amazing colours, costumes & scenery...and then I saw the stonework. Gotta say the photos of the stonework are what really takes my breath away. How can the Incas achieve such perfection?
Amazing stonework! Glad you enjoyed the visuals of this incredible place, David! Being a nerd and always wanting to understand, I read lots on how the Inca achieved their perfect masonry. Unfortunately, I never quite got it; maybe it was the problem with the explanations because moderns have never been able to duplicate this early perfection. You'll die when you see the stonework of Cusco--more to come!
Nice blog. Hi Tara Cloud, I enjoy reading your blog. Very informative about the country I have never been and your photography just great. Totally awesome.
Thanks, Henry! So glad to hear that you enjoy my photos and blog. Sometimes, I think I include too much information, so it's great to know that you like it.
I´m a one-way ticket, slow traveler, relishing the freedom of the open road and trusting serendipity to guide my journey. When I was younger, I used to travel for a year at a time. Then a few years ago, I roamed Europe and North Africa for three and a half years and liked that even better.
On August 1st, 2010, I left my peaceful Mission Canyon paradise in Santa Barbara's mellow summer and emerged from a couple of planes a day and a world later in the teeming, sub-zero streets of Buenos Aires´winter. Now, with the Andes, Amazon and Galapagos between here and home, will three years be enou... full info
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