Cemeteries are Eternal

Walking the narrow paths between the mausoleums of the Recoleta Cemetery I thought about the thousands of years of necropolises I’ve visited and the graves I’ve witnessed. I’ve seen millennia of tombs, some as excavations removed from the initial location and placed respectfully in museums, their contents dissected carefully for meaning, others as elaborate pyramids, […]

The Tour Was Fine

I love walking through the core neighborhoods of cities, finding my way about, and seeing the sights. You never learn a city quite the same way if you don’t wander on foot. This works great in small old European cities that have millennia of history concentrated in a small area. And it seems to work […]

Walking Out

Here’s something about traveling alone that I don’t experience when I travel with friends: I am solely responsible for my own safety. I had a tour of Mendoza arranged for this morning. It was to be a car tour that was designed to show me the sights. I had tried to find other things to […]

In Which I Don’t Stop Eating

I woke up this morning and wasn’t especially hungry after the massive amount of food last night, so I limited myself to a small pastry and tea at breakfast. That was perhaps not the best decision I’ve ever made. Today, you see, was a day for wine tasting and lunch. I hadn’t signed up for […]

I May Be On The Horse, But I’m Not In Charge

My horse has a listening problem. Or maybe she just doesn’t like listening to me. To be fair, she does listen to me sometimes. For example, when the horse in front of her stops, she doesn’t stop unless I tell her to (every other horse seems to automatically space themselves). If I gently pull the […]

Yes That Is A Wad of Money in My Pocket

It rained this morning in Buenos Aires. It wasn’t the sort of light drizzle that you sometimes see that comes and goes. This was a drenching rain that occasionally slows down to a steady drizzle but never seems to truly stop. It’s the type of rain that finds a way to penetrate through a “waterproof” […]