Alberto Rizzotti
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Had a lazy start this morning. I really didn't want to leave that beautiful room. Wish I had more time to spend there. I had booked the...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Sep 27, 20213 min read
The last few days
I've been unable to post anything on fb or here for the past three or four days on account of no Wi-Fi. But I'm now back with this recap,...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Jul 5, 20212 min read
El Salvador - A Recap
We ended up spending 28 hours in Miami, being bumped, on stand-by from three flights, and ultimately making into a fourth by sheer luck....
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Alberto Rizzotti
Jul 3, 20212 min read
The Past Two Days
Fatigue and internet issues have kept me from posting these last couple of days, but I can now take advantage of an unintended ten-hour...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Jul 1, 20212 min read
We climbed El Salvador's highest volcano!!
Early wake-up this morning. Diane let herself be convinced to do the climb with me. We both felt quite a bit of apprehension, not sure...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Jul 1, 20213 min read
Wow, Wow, Wow!
We have left the Ruta de Las Flores, thinking that it would be unlikely that other places in this small country would be equally...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Jun 29, 20213 min read
Unintended Beach Day and Earthquake
Plan for the day #1. Visit the Imposible National Park. The clouds on the horizon looked ominous to undertake this trek which I was...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Jun 28, 20212 min read
Villages, Food festivals, and Thunderstorms
Could not post my blog last night due to internet problems caused by heavy thunderstorms. We are still in the Ruta de las Flores, taking...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Jun 26, 20213 min read
Ruta de Las Flores
We began our day still in Suchitoto, catching a boat on Lake Suchitlan, which is a man-made lake created in 1973 by flooding a vast area...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Jun 25, 20214 min read
War Stories
As you probably know, El Salvador went through an awful civil war that lasted from 1975 to the early1990s. Previewing videos about the...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Jun 24, 20213 min read
Traveling Again. At Last! Greetings from El Salvador.
It's not been an easy day. 3AM alarm, 6AM flight, connecting in Miami. But at last, we arrived at our destination, where a torrid day...
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Alberto Rizzotti
May 13, 20212 min read
On the road again?
Wow. My latest post is dated February, 2020. It seems like an eternity. Having been required to stay put on account of COVID 19 feels as...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 29, 20201 min read
A summary
Sitting in the Qantas Lounge at Sydney's airport. Our morning flight from Queenstown was uneventful. My six week adventure to Oceania all...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 28, 20202 min read
Queenstown!! Forgive me for bragging.
Forgive me, but I don’t believe I’ve ever had a room with a view quite like this one. Have you? Yes, this is the view from our place in...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 27, 20203 min read
Milford Sound. A very crazy day.
A very crazy day. A day of contrasts and opposites, of frustration and elation. A day of most awful rainy and very windy weather and yet,...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 26, 20203 min read
Fiordland and Southland
The road from Cardrona to Queenstown rises to the highest point of any road in New Zealand. It is a spectacle, one of the greatest roads...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 25, 20203 min read
Stupendous N. Z. scenery
Wow, what day of egregious views! It has also been another great day weather-wise, with some clouds moving in toward dusk, but otherwise...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 24, 20201 min read
Aoraki/Mt. Cook National Park
A day of spectacle and awe as we took in astonishing views of New Zealand's Southern Alps. This national park is a jewel and well-worth...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 23, 20204 min read
Home, home on the range.
Let me start today's post with an update on Christchurch. So, as I had said, I did venture out at about 11 PM to check out the scene at...
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Alberto Rizzotti
Feb 22, 20203 min read
Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand
After spending five weeks in Australia, we have only scratched its cultural surface, however, as many Aussies have told us, we have seen...
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