http://www.langwitches.org/blog/travel The Witches are flying again... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:21:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Peru is an amazing country. It has been almost two months since I have returned and the experience is still alive. We arrived in Lima from San Jose  and barely had time to get used to Peru, when we boarded a plane again to fly Southeast to Cusco. We were picked ... http://www.langwitches.org/blog/travel/2008/12/peru-incredible-peru/ Costa Rica has been a long time dream travel destiny for me. It was simply incredible to see all the animals,  plants and sheer beauty of the landscape of this country. Incredible the view of the volcano Arenal that we woke up to... Incredible to waterfalls of La Paz... incredible ... http://www.langwitches.org/blog/travel/2008/10/traveling-through-costa-rica/ Off to Costa Rica Adventure Originally uploaded by langwitches I am waiting in Miami to take off for San Jose, Costa Rica. I am traveling with my colleague Terry P as part of another Global Studies trip. We are blogging for our students about Jose the travel bears adventure on www.sjeds.com/blog/latinamerica http://www.langwitches.org/blog/travel/2008/09/off-to-costa-rica-adventure/ photo.jpg Originally uploaded by langwitches http://www.langwitches.org/blog/travel/2008/07/photojpg-2/ Feria de Mataderos is not your typical tourist (upper scale) market as you would find in San Telmo or Recoleta. In Mataderos, which is in the Western part of Buenos Aires, is where the typical Argentinean might go on the weekend. Arts & Crafts, leather, ceramics, shoes, hand knitted swesters, marmelade, ... http://www.langwitches.org/blog/travel/2008/07/feria-de-mataderos/ What a beautiful day! We went to the Mercado de los Frutos, by taking the Tren de la Costa from Olivos to Tigre. In Tigre, where the Parana Delta lies.On the weekend you will find the famous "Mercado de los Frutos", the market of the fruits. Fruits that came from ... http://www.langwitches.org/blog/travel/2008/07/tigre-mercado-de-los-frutos-2/ Theater Diary of Anne Frank Originally uploaded by langwitches There is a small theater, Teatro Regina,  on the second floor of this building on Santa Fe. Just a few blocks away from 9 de Julio. We had reserved tickets over the phone and picked them up one hour before the play started. It ... http://www.langwitches.org/blog/travel/2008/07/theater-diary-of-anne-frank/ There is an old market located in Belgrano: Juramento/Ciudad de la Paz I remember going to this market when I first came to Argentina. It is very sad to see so many empty areas in the market. One elderly lady arrived at the vegetable stand. The owner hurried to get her a ... http://www.langwitches.org/blog/travel/2008/06/antiguo-mercado-de-belgrano/ http://www.langwitches.org/blog/travel/2008/06/come-along-on-a-ride-through-buenos-aires/ The weather has turned for the worst. It has started raining and has not stopped yet. We were getting soaking wet while accompanying my mother to an appointment downtown. We were walking along Santa Fe, when we stumbled into a used bookstore. "Wow"  was the only word that came to mind. ... http://www.langwitches.org/blog/travel/2008/06/used-bookstore/