Moai Ahu at Hanga Roa Easter Island

Photo Essay – The Magic of the Moai (Statues) of Easter Island, Chile

**Originally published after my Easter Island trip, but updated and posted for you to discover (or re-discover) one of my favorite experiences – a bucklist trip for many to see the Easter Island statues*** Paul, our guide, visited Easter Island in the 60’s as a teenager assisting the archeological team […]

New Zealand Sheep

What You Find on the Hills Around the World #FriFotos

This week’s FriFotos theme is “Hills”.  Of course, the first thing that came to mind was the song “The hills are alive with the Sound of Music…” (yes, showing my age).  While I’ve done the Sound of Music tour when I visited Salzburg, it was before the digital camera (again […]

PhilaTravelGirl Amsterdam

FriFotos: Chill Out and Relax on 5 Continents

Failing miserably at the Indie30 blogging challenge (I’m swamped with two weeks of prompts to work on), it’s very timely that the FriFotos theme is RELAX.  So in the spirit of multi-tasking the two different hashtags #Indie30 and #FriFotos, I’m going to relax a bit but showing photos of places […]

Sunrise in Botswana

Sunrise and Sunset Photos from Africa and Easter Island

Every Monday on Twitter, there is a #TravelPics chat at 3pm EST. With a different theme each week, it is a great opportunity to share travel photos.  If a picture is worth a thousand words, well, this chat is worth many millions. The artistry and talent exhibited is amazing – […]

Leaving Lima…..Meeting Noah

The flight from Lima to JFK was set to leave after midnight which made the last day in the city quite long.  Having toured the Incan ruins at Pachacamac in the morning and the Magic Water Circuit at night, I was pretty exhausted and looking forward to a bit of […]

Lima side trip: Pachacamac

On my final day in Lima, I looked at the tour brochure to find a 1/2 day tour to fill my morning.  My options – a museum or going to the outdoor ruins of Pachacamac. To be honest, it was a time filler and I figured I could always learn […]

The Magic Water Circuit in Lima is fun for all!

I remember seeing water jump from here to there in Disney’s Epcot years ago and thinking how fascinating it was that they can program the water to do that.  Flash forward to the outdoor fountains at The Bellagio in Las Vegas with their audience entertaining choreographed water show and I […]

Bike Tour of Lima Through Miraflores, Barranco & Chorrillos Neighborhoods

So, traveling by bike to learn about the city was fast becoming my new favorite activity.  With the two bike tours of Santiago, Chile, I was feeling more comfortable with this mode of transit so I figured why not do the Bike Tour of Lima? I think I could have […]

Westin Lima King Corner Room

Review: Westin Lima, Five Star Luxury Hotel, Spa & Convention Center

The bellman of the Westin Lima escorted me to the room on the SPG preferred floor and despite it being after 1 am, explained all of the features to me which was helpful before I crashed into the Heavenly Bed. My room was floor to ceiling windows – some might […]