ECUADOR: Quito & Cuenca
Those white things are Panama hats before shaping. They are actually made in Ecuador, and one of the things I look forward to purchasing for myself and family. I passed through Quito 41 years ago on a trip to the the Galapagos, and am finding the city to be equally repugnant as I found it […]
COLOMBIA: Cartagena
My Colombia adventure began nicely with a flight out of Panama on Avianca Airlines. They certainly do have a very comfortable coach section. Plenty of legroom and a personal entertainment system. My brief layover in the airport in Bogota was very pleasant due it’s world class amenities and Colombian coffee. I arrived at my choice […]
PANAMA: David City, Boquete, Panama City
Another all day bus ride out of San José, Costa Rica took me to David City, Panama. Customs was its usual combination of clusterf@ck and bureaucratic nonsense combined with the omnipresent Latin American border town dust and humidity. Since my destination was just after the border, I arrived at my hostel and was gratified to […]
COSTA RICA: San José, Finca Luna Nueva, Lake Arenal
Getting around Central America can be a challenge, and the trip from Nicaragua to Costa Rica is no exception. It’s an all day affair punctuated by some customs mumbo jumbo and multiple buses. When I finally rolled in at 8pm., a car was waiting for me to take me to the house of my host […]
NICARAGUA: Managua-Granada-Ometepe Island-San Juan Del Sur
Nicaragua, land of volcanoes greeted me in the form of a pristine 5-star hostel/hotelito and a sweet and helpful hostess of the mostess, Paula. To make matters more pleasant, I was hooked up with a great tour guide and ended up with a great travel companion for four days. Joyce was from Kenya practicing transplant […]
EL SALVADOR: San Salvador
Year number two of my five year journey has begun. 2016 will be spent primarily in Central/South America. Of course all of that could change at a moments notice, but I begin my current wanderlust in a particularly troubled, poor and unsafe Central American Country. Why am I here? Why not. It will give me […]
SAN DIEGO: Pit Stop, Holiday Enjoyment, & Grandfatherhood
After seven glorious months on the road capped off with a two week cruise vacation, I return to San Diego refreshed and ready to become a grandfather. It has been so nice seeing my daughter Dina, and staying at her place for six days and spending some quality time. It’s great to be in a […]
UNITED STATES: Kennedy Space Center & The Everglades
JIM KENNEDY – Former Director Kennedy Space Center I’ve looked forward to a visit to the Kennedy Space Center for quite some time. I do love me some space hardware and the fantastic achievements that were initiated in this area since 1958. Jim Kennedy got us warmed up through his lectures aboard ship, and kept […]
BERMUDA: King’s Wharf & Hartley’s Helmet Diving
I spent 14 Summers of my youth during one of the golden ages of this beautiful island. Sadly many cultural changes have altered Bermuda in numerous ways to the point of being unrecognizable. There are so many wonderful memories that I chose not to venture out and have my heart broken. Instead, I explored King’s […]
UNITED STATES: New York City
In this destination the emphasis is once again upon family. It’s been quite a while since I have seen my brother Craig and wife Reneé. I have been looking forward to this get together as much as I did my rendezvous in Boston. ARRIVING IN NEW YORK A NEW SKYLINE COURTESY OF RELIGIOUS FANATICS The […]
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