The Art of Travel
- Barbara
- May 5
- 2 min read
“I haven't been everywhere yet, but it's on my list...”
Travel is such an amazing way to explore the inner and outer aspects of our world, and we try to take adventurous trips whenever we get the chance. I'm a firm believer that travel expands your understanding and appreciation of the world in ways you cannot imagine until you've looked at life from someone else's place and time. Recently, we got a chance to fulfill two bucket list locations in one trip: the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador and Machu Picchu in Peru.
Maybe I could have done some sharing while we were traveling, but I was too busy eating chocolate! Just kidding (but since we were in the region where most of the cocoa plants grow… there WAS a fair amount of chocolate consumption).
I digress…. After a long plane ride due south, we landed in Quito, Ecuador. After two days exploring there, we headed out again and spent the next week on a small boat touring the Galapagos Islands! SOOOO many wonderful nature and wildlife sightings! And, what a wonderful locale with warm and generous people.
Next, we headed to Peru where we spent another week exploring the rugged and awe-inspiring Andean Mountains and incredible Inca ruins of Machu Picchu and other areas in and around the historic city of Cusco. Such rich history and what industrious people! (And, did I mention the chocolate? :-) We toured a number of ruins, had a great time meeting and visiting with some of the Andean people and learned a lot we did not know about the history of the region. I even managed to sneak in a little time touring a couple of art and history museums which I always enjoy doing on our travels. (You knew I had to sneak a little art in here!)
Finally, I was thrilled that there were so many beautiful flowers everywhere too. You know I love me some beautiful flowers!
I hope to share some paintings from this amazing trip with you later in the year - I have so many ideas. But for the moment, it helps me to sit with all the images and memories for a while to decide on just the right ideas and layouts for painting.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read my posts. I appreciate your continued support of my art journey!
Until next time,
Barbara
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