Markets in Chichicastenango
The market in Chichicastenango happens every Sunday and Thursday and is said to be the largest outdoor market in Latin America. I am very happy to be here as I… Read more »
Author Archives: Varya
Views of Lake Atitlan
Guatemala is a shopping paradise – with stalls and helpful shopkeepers everywhere and beautiful textiles and handicrafts seeming without end. The Guatemalans seem to be born and bathed in… Read more »
Along the Way in Guatemala
The act of traveling from home to a distinctly different environment requires an adjustment of perception and interpretation from the known to the unknown. The art of traveling is… Read more »
Guatemala City and Antigua Town
Guatemala is bathed in bright colors – from the tropical greens to the blue sky to the traditional clothing which covers the full spectrum of the rainbow. We are now… Read more »
Gracious Guatemala
My childhood friend Margery Fine and I have just arrived in Guatemala City, Guatemala, where we will join a small group of fellow travelers to explore some of the highlights… Read more »
Kalimantan Island Life
East Kalimantan Day 7-9 The last segment of our Kalimantan travels was further North East into the Derawan Archipelago, islands of clear water and optimal diving and snorkeling opportunities. Our… Read more »
Kalimantan Villages & Views
Central Kalimantan Days 5-6 Right now, as we motor in the early morning toward our final dock in Samarinda, it is pouring hard rain. I am on the top deck… Read more »
Mahakam River
East Kalimantan: Days 3-4 I am on a houseboat on the Mahakam River and can hear at 4:25 am the call of the Muezzin to prayer in this solidly islamic… Read more »
Kalimantan Jungle Time
Day 2: Monkeys and Apes Encore The great joy of being at one of the three orangutan feeding stations is watching the great red apes swing in from high tree… Read more »
Pangkalanbun & Orangutans
I am under my mosquito netting at 3 am with jet lag at the comfortable Rimba Orangutan Eco Lodge, surrounded by deep jungle and a river. Yesterday with very… Read more »