I have been to Guatemala twice, the first time we came in through Belize. I will cover Belize in a separate post but you certainly can get a flavor of both countries in one trip, our goal was to see Tikal. We were a little nervous because you cannot drive your rental car across the …
Okay this post is for men only, so if you are of the female persuasion, please stop reading now. Right…. More than once I have planned a trip that I didn’t tell my wife about. I waited until the right minute and then surprised her by providing her clues. The first one was a trip …
Sunday Brunch Today we had brunch with a couple of friends,one thousand eight hundred, from beginning to end. I’ll never forget, forever amazed, not the Ritz not the Carlton, this time just maize. They came from the villages, near and afar, all came by foot not one by car. They stood there like soldiers, the …
It always seemed clunky to get back from a wonderful vacation, with wonderful pictures going to the local photo store, printing lots of 4”x6” prints, culling the bad ones then trying to load the good ones into a photo album(s). The album was always fat and bulky, pictures would slip or you would get half …
Whether you are new in Cairo or an old hand at the tourist sites, there is a new souq in town that every visitor needs to know about. What is a souq? A street market, particularly in Arabic speaking countries; a place where people buy and sell goods; a bazaar. In this little hidden market …
I have written a bunch of blog posts on Africa, South and Central America. Wonder why I haven’t posted any travel adventures in Europe? Well partially because I love the culture in Africa and South America and partially because I like to go places where people like you which can be hard to find sometimes …
I was 25 years old with a pregnant wife and a two year old daughter. My wife was in the middle of a difficult pregnancy with twins. I was going to school, working two jobs and didn’t have two nickels to rub together. We had been told that a protein test had come back very …
I have an admission to make, I am a seat surfer. What is a seat surfer? A seat surfer is someone who buys the cheap seats and then works his way into empty expensive seats. After all they are empty. So if you are one of those who are too shy to get in a …
Last fall I was able to take one more thing off my bucket list, Alaska. I have done a cruise to Alaska but in my book the cruise was great but you haven’t seen Alaska when you take a cruise. Below is the blog posts I made during a trip with five friends doin Denali …
I have had some inquires from my initial post on Kruger to I did an overview of the park. Kruger National Park – I have been to Kruger Park twice and plan to return this summer after which I will do an update to this post. This post is current as of 3/6/2010. Kruger National …
Ngorongoro Crater Lodge. This morning it was time to move on; our destination, Ngorongoro Crater Lodge. Flying in Africa is quite an experience, small planes, dirt runways, and flight service that consists of a pilot who leans out of the cockpit to tell you to buckle up, that there is a barf bag in …