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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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El San Bernardino Convent in Valladolid, Yucatan

El San Bernardino Convent in Valladolid, Yucatan

by on April 5, 2012 in Destination, Mexico Travel, Photo

After my first visit to Chichen Itza, my tour made a second stop in Valladolid before returning back to the Riviera Maya. After  lunch we walked our way down Calzada de los Frailes street and arrived at the main square. We arrived at the San Bernardino Convent. Upon arrival, each of us in the tour […]

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Sunset Sunday – Sunset at Hotel Catedral

Sunset Sunday – Sunset at Hotel Catedral

by on April 1, 2012 in Sunset Sunday

I debated walking to the beach, but instead decided to stay in the hotel refresh and recharge for the night ahead. I planned to view the sunset from just outside my door. I hope to watch the setting sun  sparkle and illuminate downtown Puerto Vallarta. Hotel Catedral Puerto Vallarta The Hotel Catedral, a charming boutique […]

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Where to Stay in Mazatlán? – El Cid Marina Beach

Where to Stay in Mazatlán? – El Cid Marina Beach

by on March 30, 2012 in Where to Stay?

Mazatlán offers over ten thousand hotel rooms for visitors and in my travels to the coastal city, I’ve stayed in multiple. All enjoyable and all safe. And when people ask me in conversation where to stay when traveling in Mazatlán, I’ll mention hotels in multiple neighborhoods (Nuevo Mazatlán, Old Town, and the Golden Zone). But, regardless […]

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