Category Archives: Travel Journals

An Invitation from Michael

Posted on November 21, 2015 by admin

Dear Fellow Travelers, Take a break with us this January 2016 and explore your creative spirit in the High Sierra’s of Ecuador. We journey back to the 17th century at Hacienda Cusin with time to write, draw, paint, rest, hike … Continue reading →

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Font Du Gaume – Our 2nd Cave – Stunning!

Posted on September 30, 2015 by admin

This is our second cave today and we are eager to see it. 12 visitors at a time are allowed. Again, two people with reservations are a no-show, so two lucky ones waiting for the chance get the OK to come … Continue reading →

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Castles & Caves Tours

Posted on September 27, 2015 by admin

Saint-Émilion – September 9 – Day 2 The name Saint Emilion brings to mind two contrasting images from our tour: an expansive contemporary new building for an old winery and a cloistered stone walled room below a 12 century church … Continue reading →

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Travel Post from the Perigord

Posted on September 24, 2015 by admin

Hope this finds everyone at home thriving in the new Fall season. Bordeaux is 250,000 – most streets were made one way in 2003, after a major modernization and declaration that this 18th century architecture is a World Heritage site. … Continue reading →

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Travel Post: Cave day in Les Eyzies Valley

Posted on September 24, 2015 by admin

The cave artists we see today have created, like accomplished masters of their craft, paintings, drawings and sculpting representations of animals and people in amazingly Realistic proportion using the natural landscape of the caves surfaces. It is all incredible – … Continue reading →

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Travel Post: Day 2 – St. Emilion

Posted on September 24, 2015 by admin

The wine tasting was an experience this morning. Here we are standing on glass pebbles – in honor of the grapes as if to crunch them with our toes. This is the contemporary wine making system built adjacent to the … Continue reading →

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Travel News – September 2015

Posted on September 4, 2015 by admin

Dear Friends, As we say au revoir, adios and farewell  to the beautiful summer season of the Berkshires, it’s sooner than you think until the chilly winter months of winter arrive!  Time to take a few days to refresh and restore … Continue reading →

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January 2016 – Art Tour To Ecuador

Posted on July 6, 2015 by admin

in the High Sierra of Ecuador January 7 – 17, 2016 The High Sierra of Ecuador is a perfect destination for the practicing artist: sketch, paint, photograph, study language, or simply jot notes as you explore the multiple layers of … Continue reading →

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Travel Note April 2015

Posted on April 16, 2015 by admin

April 17, 2015 Dear Friends and Travelers, Happy Springtime from the Berkshires!  What a winter! And what travels we have had! A few pictures and stories from the High Sierra and the Intag Cloud Forest of Ecuador are up on … Continue reading →

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Good morning Cotocachi

Posted on April 16, 2015 by admin

Are you there? The skies are open, the hills saturated from last night’s pounding rain and you are right behind a bank of clouds that look like a splendid snow capped volcano reaching up to 16,800 feet. I am on … Continue reading →

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Travel Post: Equatorial Line at 3 PM

Posted on April 16, 2015 by admin

This is the equatorial line at 3 PM only 3 days before the March 21st equinox. at Quitsato (Quitsa means middle; To means world) The giant sundial is situated at this location that is in alignment with the mountains and … Continue reading →

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Travel Post – fond memories of El Refugio de Intag

Posted on April 6, 2015 by admin
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Travel Post: Ecuador – Intag Cloud Forest

Posted on March 28, 2015 by admin

Back from the beautiful cloud forest of Intag where at El Refugio the river rush is so strong it buries the sound of the bird calls.

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On the Equator

Posted on March 16, 2015 by admin

On the Equator in 4 days this shadow will move to the center of the line – which aligns with the mountains in the distance. This is the only place on the planet where there are mountains to mark the … Continue reading →

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Travel Post: Ecuador’s Otavalo Market

Posted on March 14, 2015 by admin

Otavalo market is as crazy as ever on Saturdays!

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Cotacachi

Posted on March 13, 2015 by admin

We have just visited Cotacachi, Ecuador, north of Quito. A mural by Pavel Eguez is near the community cultural center; it is in the style of the famous Ecuadorean artist Guayasamin. Then just down the street is the plaza and … Continue reading →

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Las Palmeras Inn and San Pablo Lago in and Around Peguche

Posted on March 11, 2015 by admin
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Pan American Highway

Posted on March 9, 2015 by admin

Many friends have traveled with Michael and Ramelle Pulitzer to Ecuador, but it is a NEW View here since the NEW Pan American Highway access road to the NEW airport! Still plenty of beautiful landscapes and hiking paths to meander. … Continue reading →

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Patagonia, Chile

Posted on March 5, 2015 by admin

Fly thru Santiago, Chile to the southern tip of the Patagonia region where the exploration ensues of the magnificent Torres del Paine National Park. The city of Punta Arenas is below the 46th parallel. The capital of this region, Magallenes and … Continue reading →

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Travel Note: March 2015

Posted on February 14, 2015 by admin

Dear Friends and Fellow Travelers, Below are a couple of travel pix to warm you up on this beautiful snow day! We are going back to Ecuador March 9 – 19, 2015 – there is still time to sign on … Continue reading →

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