I am happy to announce that I’ve decided to make my book, the Greatest Investment: A Practical Guide to Harmonizing, Customizing & Realizing the Life You Want to Live, available for free online. Of course, you can still purchase it on Amazon, but I wanted to give people who are not able to buy it …
Monthly Archives: June 2013
Machu Picchu [Photo Gallery]
I took hundred of photos of Machu Picchu from every possible angle, location, and time of day. I went a little over board, admittedly, but Machu Picchu is breathtaking. Not only from the height of it—it is at 7,970 feet above sea level—but the sheer beauty. I tried to include photos that show the scale as …
Llamas! [Photo Gallery]
I can’t help but think of the credits for the Monty Python movie, the Holy Grail. Llamas, llamas, llamas. There are llamas everywhere around Machu Picchu. They get a little frisky sometimes. I had two of them come after me so I was a little reticent to go by them when they were on the …
Cuzco & The Sacred Valley
Cuzco is the jumping off point for Machu Picchu. Most people spend just a couple of days in Cuzco—one to acclimate to the altitude and another to explore the city—before heading off to Machu Picchu. I spent three days in Cuzco and another couple of days going through the Sacred Valley before going to Machu …
The Tast of “Tuna” in Peru
One of the treats of visting Peru was my introduction to “tuna.” Not the fish, but rather the fruit of the prickly pear. I grew up in Eastern Washington in the Yakima Valley where it is a full-on desert. While not that common, I have seen the prickly pear cactus and I have seen people …
Learning to Make Chocolate in Cuzco
My friend Ann was in Peru a few weeks before me and mentioned the ChocoMuseo in Cuzco where they have chocolate making classes. I had some time in between hiking around the Sacred Valley and heading to Machu Picchu, so I thought, why not? I am really glad I did it. The class was fun, …