Cabo San Lucas…. I had been warned that it is very touristy. Yup. Semi-fortunately, I had signed up for a 2-1/2 hour jaunt to...

Aztecs. Incas. Mayans. Ancient peoples of Central and South America. In Guatemala, the ‘Mayans’ are still here: they are the descendants...

The ‘Real and Renowned Basilica Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary,’ a.k.a. Our Lady of Grace, in Léon, Nicaragua’s...

Literally ‘pure life,’ the phrase captures the relaxing way of life of Ticos and Ticas, the people of Costa Rica. Today we are moored in...

Feliz Navidad, Panamanian style Having arrived in the port of Colón yesterday (Colón is Spanish for Columbus), today I spent nearly six...

There is no story of 100 fires. Señor Fuegos was an early city father, though the city was founded, in the late 1800s, by French...

Repeat after me: ‘Cooo-bah.’ And, yes, they still serve the first illegal cocktail I ever drank: a Cuba libre. And, yes, rum is the drink...

Official Day #1 was consumed by Transit. Today, #2, is the real start of the trip. A full day in Miami with a Viking-arranged city bus...

Up since 4, so this will be short. Only event was arriving at the Loews Miami South Beach and they’d never heard of me. They managed to...