Mindo, Ecuador

I’ve shared travelogues on the majority of our South America trip: the Galapagos Islands, watching Condors in Colca Canyon, hiking the Lares Trek, visiting Machu Picchu, and two posts highlighting the rest of our time in Peru. But there’s one day I haven’t posted about yet: the day we spent in Mindo touring a chocolate… Continue reading Mindo, Ecuador

H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald

I’ve been having trouble thinking about how to tell you about H is for Hawk. It’s a difficult book to describe, because it’s unlike anything else I’ve ever read. (It can be done though, because Kathryn Schulz’s review of it in the New Yorker is fantastic.) Let’s start with an oversimplified list of the main topics: Helen… Continue reading H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald