Travel Archives - Page 9 of 14 - Katherine Dolan Writes

Adjusting to Cuzco

Americas May 15, 2019

Cuzco is one of the highest cities in the world. My body, which has mostly lived at sea level, is having some trouble with...

Introducing Asunción

Americas May 12, 2019

As mentioned in my last post, we suddenly found ourselves grounded in Asunciόn, capital of the Republic of Paraguay. John felt terribly sick and...

Paraguayan Pit-Stop

Americas May 10, 2019

Every so often, usually when everything is falling into place and you are congratulating yourself on being unusually organized and provident, Fate intervenes. Along...

Souvenirs of Bs. As.

Americas May 5, 2019

We’re leaving Argentina in three days, and I’m having an attack of premature nostalgia. So, lest I forget, here are a few things that...

Jaguar Island’s Delights

Americas April 24, 2019

Last week we found ourselves bussing through some of the weirdest, most wonderful landscape I have ever seen. This was Nahel Huapi National Park...

Patagonia Ran

Americas April 16, 2019

This year was the tenth edition of Patagonia Run and since I was in Argentina and interested in running somewhere beautiful, I decided to...

Patagonia Pre-Race Burble

Americas April 13, 2019

Wednesday It was time to leave Bueños Aires for the mountains and Patagonia Run 2019. After an hour-long taxi ride and a two-hour wait at...

Every Little Spludge of My Heart

Americas April 10, 2019

As soon as we arrived in Argentina I signed up for Patagonia Run 2019, a marathon in the near San Martín de Las Andes...

Temple of Dragons

Americas April 5, 2019

"A dragon is no idle fancy. Whatever may be his origins, in fact or invention, the dragon in legend is a potent creation of...

Violets on the Devil’s Poncho

Americas March 31, 2019

One of my Facebook friends mentioned the existence of some beautiful old confiterias in Buenos Aires. A confiteria (as I learned from Merriam Webster)...

Tiger’s Milk and the President Who Must Not Be Named

Americas March 27, 2019

“Until I tried Peruvian, I didn’t realize how bad Argentine food was,” said our friend (a Buenos Aires native). This is not the first...

(Backwards) Light on Latin America at MALBA

Americas March 22, 2019

Hungry for art and lunch, John and I decided to go to MALBA (Museo de Arte de Latinamericano de Buenos Aires). Because I run...

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