My husband and I met in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in the 1980s—a spectacular place to have landed between college and career. We were there at a time when one job and one roommate was all twenty-somethings needed in order to live well (now it’s two and three respectively), and life was fun and carefree. “Off […]

Serendipity has always been kind to me, and I believe that cultivating the ability to trust serendipity – to follow its compass — is one of the essential travel arts. A journey I took a few years ago to Easter Island provided the perfect example of the gifts that serendipity can sometimes bestow. That journey […]

Savvy travelers will tell you that there’s much more to Peru than Machu Picchu. There are other ancient, soul-stirring sites such as Ollantaytambo, Moray, Pisaq, Tipon and Pikillacta. There’s the amazingly varied and delicious cuisine, the uniformly hospitable people, the intricate textiles, the transporting music, the cultural riches of cosmopolitan Cusco. This is all true. […]