There aren’t enough adjectives to describe the Andean Atacama Desert that crosses both Argentina and Chile. Unique, fascinating, stunning and diverse are a few I’ve seen mentioned. But when I consider my surprise in seeing the desert and its dried salt lakes in some cases dotted by pink and white flamingos, in some cases filledContinue reading “Discovering the Barren, Beautiful, Fiery Uniqueness of the Atacama Desert”
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Exploring Easter Island: The Middle of Nowhere or the Center of Everything
“Whether an island such as Easter Island can be considered remote is simply a matter of perspective. Those who live there, the Rapa Nui, call their homeland Te Pito Te Henua, ‘the navel of the world’. Any point on the infinite globe of the Earth can become a centre.”― Judith Schalansk, Author The above quote remindsContinue reading “Exploring Easter Island: The Middle of Nowhere or the Center of Everything “