Yesterday on a somewhat nice summer day in New York City, my friend Keiko and I uber’ed our way to the tip of Manhattan to go the the MET Cloisters museum. It was our first time for both of us although Keiko has been to the monastery. Located near Fort Tryon Park , on topContinue reading “The Hunt of the Unicorn Tapestries”
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Costa Rica – April 2019
Back in April of 2019, my very generous BFF Nicky invited me to join her on a trip to Costa Rica as she won a bid to stay a the beautiful GAIA hotel near the Manuel Antonio National Park. Costa Rica has always been on my bucket list. We only had 6 days so justContinue reading “Costa Rica – April 2019”
Dublin!
2019 was a great travel year. Not only did I see my BFF Sandra compete in the grueling Paris – Brest – Paris bike race I also got to go to Dublin for the first time with my good friends Kris and Michael who I met in 2016 when I moved to New York fromContinue reading “Dublin!”
Paris!
Sunday August 25,2019 Charles De Gaulle Airport, France Another Beautiful Morning After Sandra took off on her 1200km challenge, I took an uber to Paris to spend 2.5 days there monitoring Sandra's progress while in Paris. Debated whether to stay in Clairfountaine or not, and decided after talking to Parisians, it would be betterContinue reading “Paris!”
Paris-Brest-Paris – a 1200km (750miles) Endurance Event for Cyclists
August 22, 2019 Clairfountaine-en-Yvelines Beautiful Summer Day My BFF and travel buddy Sandra decided to the the infamous Paris-Brest-Paris 1200km endurance event for cyclists. It's the oldest long distance cycling event (first one in 1891) in the world and takes place every 4 years. Sandra spent 2+years preparing where she had to qualify toContinue reading “Paris-Brest-Paris – a 1200km (750miles) Endurance Event for Cyclists”
Valparaiso and Vina del Mar – Last Day of the Chile, Bolivia vacation
August20, 2019 Paris, France Glorious Summer Day Note: This Post is about our last day of our Chile and Bolivia summer vacation which took place in July of 2018. We decided to spend that last 2 nites and 3 days in Santiago Chile. Both Sandra and I have been here before so theContinue reading “Valparaiso and Vina del Mar – Last Day of the Chile, Bolivia vacation”
Last Day in Bolivia
Sunday August 11, 2019 New York, NY Beautiful Sunny Day July 29,2018: Last day exploring the Andes in Bolivia. Now that we are at about 8000 ft, I recovered from altitude sickness and felt great! On our last day, we explored some stone sculptures created by winds, went to another lake and a hiddenContinue reading “Last Day in Bolivia”
Bolivia Day 2, 3: Salar de Uyuni
Sunday August 4, 2019 UES New York, NY Hot! The second day in Bolivia was basically driving to get to Salar De Uyuni, the largest salt flat in the world and at 12000 ft. It was a pretty smooth but long drive. On the way we stopped at another gorgeous lake at about 3000meters. AmazingContinue reading “Bolivia Day 2, 3: Salar de Uyuni”
Bolivia Day One: July 26, 2018
January 5, 2019 New York NY Rainy and Damp After a fabulous time in Atacama, it was time for us to move to our next destination – the Bolivian Andes. It was quite an adventure getting there as the usual pass was closed due to snow so we had to go the "long way". ItContinue reading “Bolivia Day One: July 26, 2018”
Day 4: San Pedro de Atacama
January 1, 2019 New York NY Happy New Year! Our last full day(July 25) in Atacama was spent at 4500 meters. We tried to go to the geysers (El Tatio) but the pass was still closed. We did see some steam from afar thought. Our guide did a great job getting us acclimated as 4500Continue reading “Day 4: San Pedro de Atacama”