Unfolding As I Go - Carole's travel blog

It's cousin time again. Let's hit the museum and that cool mirror piece in the 'Light' exhibit. Laura lives in Denver and works at the Denver Art Museum, she takes care of the art pieces for their conservation, cleans them and stores them in very special ways to best preserve them and gets to see everything behind the scenes. Earlier this year was the big Monet exhibit and she was dusting the Monet paintings everyday! So on her day off, she super kindly offered to take me for a tour in the museum. So of course we went to the hall of mirrors,  “Corridor #2” by Lucas Samaras, 1970. It is an impressive walk through the mirror gallery with the light and reflection effects, a surreal space. It is also  selfie- and picture-heaven so I end up wanting to go through more than once. The one rule is to NOT touch the mirrors! The whole rest of the exhibit is actually fascinating, especially the way the curator and artistic team have presented the art pieces and placed them i...

I've decided to change my travel plans a bit and add a part in my journey in Chile to go up north to the desert. It would be a shame to be in Chile but stay only in the central region and not see the northern desert. The real reason is that I want to see lamas and vicunas! Apparently they are everywhere around San Pedro de Atacama which is also a must-go place for visitors. Also I've been told about a mystical valley with a special energy: the Valle del Elqui. So here I am heading up north! Looking for a Workaway host in Valle del Elqui, I came across Maria Jose's description, looking for help translating her trekking tours on ancestral paths in the Valley. On the phone she talked to me directly as a friend 'Look, I know that many Workaway hosts take advantage of volunteers and make them work a lot. So what I offer is a safe space for women travelers to rest, enjoy and share my home with my 2 daughters. I don't have any tours planned right now, so there t...