tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8251307621040521480.post5997104893319237807..comments2023-11-04T04:33:57.061-07:00Comments on Family world travel and volunteering: Miguel Angel's ChoiceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8251307621040521480.post-90859642923592352482011-04-27T18:49:06.121-07:002011-04-27T18:49:06.121-07:00I really like the mixture of cultures especially w...I really like the mixture of cultures especially when it is reflected in art. Last month I was in Argentina and I noticed artists there make a good living becaue it is a country that cares for that. I was in my <a href="http://www.4rentargentina.com" title="buenos aires apartment" rel="nofollow">buenos aires apartment</a> near Plaza Armenia (there is a fair) and the craftmen sold everything the had!<br />KimKimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08963795292115505034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8251307621040521480.post-39360629569600847022011-04-19T07:59:22.383-07:002011-04-19T07:59:22.383-07:00Nancie,
Wow-that's hard to believe. Many of t...Nancie,<br />Wow-that's hard to believe. Many of the people I met in Cusco told me they were travel agents. They weren't travel agents in the sense that they had a storefront agency...just that they'd be willing (and probably capable) to drop everything and lead an impromptu tour of Macchu Picchu.<br />Thanks of commenting.<br />JasonJasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05502288785571912221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8251307621040521480.post-3667165142752224272011-04-19T07:57:07.912-07:002011-04-19T07:57:07.912-07:00Sophie,
Yeah, I'm torn on "progress"...Sophie,<br />Yeah, I'm torn on "progress" in Cusco. On one hand, there does seem to be a lot more wealth in Cusco these days, but I wonder if it only in the hands of a few.<br />JasonJasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05502288785571912221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8251307621040521480.post-73437205482876947312011-04-19T07:55:28.838-07:002011-04-19T07:55:28.838-07:00David,
There definitely is a "fusing" of...David,<br />There definitely is a "fusing" of cultures and styles in South America. For more on this click on "Peruvian Fusion" on the top right of the blog under "What's in the Suitcase."<br />JasonJasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05502288785571912221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8251307621040521480.post-14107598993392963112011-04-17T16:06:22.052-07:002011-04-17T16:06:22.052-07:00The wood carving is beautiful.
I wish my Korean s...The wood carving is beautiful.<br /><br />I wish my Korean students would get their heads around the idea that English + tourists go together. It's almost impossible to find a travel agent in my city of almost 2 million people who speaks even basic English.Nanciehttp://budgettravelerssandbox.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8251307621040521480.post-8263572525987634762011-04-17T00:16:07.072-07:002011-04-17T00:16:07.072-07:00Such lovely craftmanship that chair. Sad if touris...Such lovely craftmanship that chair. Sad if tourism becomes the only way one can make a living.Sophiehttp://www.sophiesworld.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8251307621040521480.post-25987062608272428452011-04-16T00:38:48.634-07:002011-04-16T00:38:48.634-07:00What strikes me is that the decoration of the chai...What strikes me is that the decoration of the chair seems very European. Perhaps I am wrong.<br /><br />Perhaps the traditions are so intertwined now that they are one and the same?<br /><br />I was in S. America in 1990-91 and I recall seeing "500 años de resistencia" badges everywhere - and I am thinking of that when I see the chair.David from Quillcardshttp://quillcards.com/blog/noreply@blogger.com