This book, which brings together a vibrant array of poetry, stories, travel diaries, letters from readers spanning three decades, and art reflections, welcomes readers like a magical department store, an enchanting and captivating museum, a mysterious library, a botanical garden with rare plants, an inn with exotic dishes and intoxicating drinks, or a long-distance bus to all the enigmatic places between Santiago de Chile and Lima in Peru. Unforgettable encounters in Mexico, days in the paradise of Peter Paul Rubens in Antwerp, or under the spell of Pieter Brueghel, Hieronymus Bosch, and Egon Schiele in Vienna, a sensitive and adventurous journey in the realm of the Incas can be found alongside delightful poems, a detailed essay about the author's own artistic creations, and various other art notes as well as timely remarks on current events from the past thirty years. Furthermore, numerous drawings and collages by the author speak to us in a fascinating language that cannot be expressed in words.