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Sunset Sunday – A Sunset Meal and Magic at Marker 88

Sunset Sunday – A Sunset Meal and Magic at Marker 88

by on May 20, 2012 in Culture Thru Cuisine, Sunset Sunday

Meals at sunset in the Florida Keys can be found up and down US1, the Overseas Highway. Directions to any of the places to watch the magic will also always include a mile marker. Of the 110 plus miles (or markers) from the mainland to Key West (mm 0), I’d recommend a few along the […]

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Reading a Mayan Codex in Guatemala City

Reading a Mayan Codex in Guatemala City

by on May 18, 2012 in Destination

I planned for a full day in Guatemala City. It was a day designed to visit many places, but my first stop was to visit a specific museum.  I wanted read a Mayan Codex. So before the visit to the central market  or the impressive main plaza of the capital city, I headed to the […]

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Sunset Sunday – Sunset in Mallory Square, Key West

Sunset Sunday – Sunset in Mallory Square, Key West

by on May 6, 2012 in Sunset Sunday

When people think of sunsets in the Florida Keys many think Mallory Square in Key West. It’s a good choice. On my first visit to Keys, now over a decade ago, I watched my very first Florida Keys Sunset from Mallory Square. And now with each visit down to Key West I make a point […]

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Passage through the Panama Canal in Photos

Passage through the Panama Canal in Photos

by on May 4, 2012 in Cruise Travel, Destination, Photo

Passage through the Panama Canal is on most maritime travelers’ bucket lists. And now after a recent cruise through the Caribbean I can check it off mine. The canal itself is impressive, very impressive. It is a modern marvel approaching 100 years operation still with its original locks. “Panamex” compliant cruise ships (a max of […]

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Sunset Sunday – The Panama Canal Sunset in Colón

Sunset Sunday – The Panama Canal Sunset in Colón

by on April 29, 2012 in Cruise Travel, Sunset Sunday

Colón, the port city named for the Cristobal Colon, or as many know him, Christopher Columbus rests on the Caribbean side of the Panama Canal. The slow, sleepy, port itself doesn’t offer much insight into the explorer who enlightened Europe on a “new world,” but it does serve as the gateway to his very dream […]

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Sunset Sunday – A Balcony Sunset at Sea

Sunset Sunday – A Balcony Sunset at Sea

by on April 22, 2012 in Cruise Travel, Sunset Sunday

The balcony. A must when selecting a cruise for a vacation.  Why? There are many reasons, but my favorite – the sunset. On my most recent cruise, the ten day Panama Canal Sunfarer, I only watched the sunset on land once. It was the sunset on Eagle Beach in Aruba. So for nine nights I […]

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Sunset Sunday – Sunset on Eagle Beach in Aruba

Sunset Sunday – Sunset on Eagle Beach in Aruba

by on April 15, 2012 in Beach, Cruise Travel, Sunset Sunday

We docked in Oranjestad at 1pm. The itinerary allowed for ten hours ashore with a planned 11pm departure. Aruba marked the only day on the ten day adventure at sea with the Holland America ms Zuiderdam I’d be on land to watch a sunset. Friends told me the island of Aruba offered plenty of wonderful […]

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Take a Tour of Mayan Ball Courts

Take a Tour of Mayan Ball Courts

by on April 6, 2012 in Destination, Mexico Travel, Photo

Scholars debate the rules and outcome of the Mayan ballgame. It’s one of the many Mayan mysteries that still exist today. But one thing we know for sure, a game was played and Mayan ball courts can be found at many of the ruin sites today. Plus, the tour guides love to talk about them […]

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