The Obit Writer Has Left the Building
Since I reminded you yesterday about islands in the South Pacific, and since Pitcairn Island figures into it, here’s an amusing article...
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Adventures in Paradise
January 13-28, 2018 Guess I was destined to spend two weeks in paradise since I had spent three teenage years watching Adam Troy, ‘the...
All at sea
January 6-12, 2018 I doubt you’re sufficiently interested to know precisely when I took these shots. While you might like to know where,...
La La Land
January 4 & 5, 2018 It was strange to come back to the U.S. after three weeks in Cuba and Central America, knowing that it was only a...
Nicaragua y Guatemala y México
December 27-28, 2017 & January 1, 2018 Nicaragua’s history is ‘Too much tears and blood.’ So sayeth our guide on the bus ride through...
We interrupt this broadcast...
...to remember Anthony Bourdain, the extraordinarily open-minded, open-hearted, and intrepid traveler who also happened to be a chef. I...
Costa Rica & The Big Ditch
December 22-26, 2017 Costa Rica is divided in two parts. Not on a map it isn’t, but on a cruise it is. You cross the Gulf of Mexico from...
Cuba & Jamaica: Bring on the Dancing Girls! Bring on the Macaw!
December 17-20, 2017 Havana’s Tropicana was as close to Vegas as I’ll ever get. While it’s a bit tawdry today, it is a nostalgic reminder...
Passepartout Redux
What goes around the world comes around the world! I realized as I lay awake last night thinking about the blog (which hasn’t happened in...