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Sunset Sunday – Sunset at Las Majahuitas Resort

Sunset Sunday – Sunset at Las Majahuitas Resort

by on March 11, 2012 in Sunset Sunday

Simple directions state, “Take the coastal road south from downtown Puerto Vallarta until it ends and then board a water taxi.” To come Las Majahuitas Resort you can’t arrive by car, all guests arrive by boat. The jungle and Sierra Madre Mountains make it only accessible by passage along the Pacific waters. The journey adds […]

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Adventurous Life – The Artist Way to Todo Santos, Mexico

Adventurous Life – The Artist Way to Todo Santos, Mexico

by on March 8, 2012 in Adventurous Life, Mexico Travel

Besides surfing, I knew two things about the Mexican Baja beach town of Todo Santos before I arrived; Hotel California and Artist Galleries. I researched the origin of the words in the Eagles classic and checked out Hotel California on my visit, but I also explored deeper in to Artist world. In fact, each time […]

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Sunset Sunday – Sunset at the Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita

Sunset Sunday – Sunset at the Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita

by on March 4, 2012 in Mexico Travel, Stay Luxurious, Sunset Sunday

My flight landed just after 1pm in Puerto Vallarta and I decided to rent a jeep from Avis to drive the coastal road north to Riviera Nayarit. Just before 3pm I arrived at my first destination – The Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita. On the nine-night adventure I started with my first on the right […]

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Praha Again – A Chance to Return to Prague, Czech Republic

Praha Again – A Chance to Return to Prague, Czech Republic

by on February 29, 2012 in Destination, Travel Contest

“Praha again, Praha again,” my cousin’s husband told me when we said good-bye and discussed when and where we might meet again. I needed to return to the Czech Republic. I promised I would. My grandfather crossed the Atlantic by ship from his native Czechoslovakia (present day Czech Republic) to the States in his 30s. […]

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Enjoying a Coke at Villa del Cheff in Flores, Guatemala

Enjoying a Coke at Villa del Cheff in Flores, Guatemala

by on February 27, 2012 in Culture Thru Cuisine

On the short walk around the island town of Flores visitors can easily find the stretch of cafes and bars with a view of the lake. In fact, one earlier evening I took dinner at Il Terrazzo and watched my first sunset on Lake Peten. But this afternoon, the search was for a place to […]

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Sunset Sunday – Sunset on a Rooftop in Flores, Guatemala

Sunset Sunday – Sunset on a Rooftop in Flores, Guatemala

by on February 26, 2012 in Sunset Sunday

I grabbed a few bottles of the local beer Gallo, and a bag of crisps (potato chips) and headed back to my room. I decided to take in the sunset on the hotel rooftop. I selected the hotel when I learned about  it’s rooftop and the stairs (no elevator) to the third floor were not a […]

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Sucia – Pan Asian Cuisine in Flores, Guatemala

Sucia – Pan Asian Cuisine in Flores, Guatemala

by on February 23, 2012 in Culture Thru Cuisine

In the countryside of Guatemala little variety exists in cuisine choice. The recent and long conflict that just ended in the 1990s (1960-1996) perhaps can be blamed for keeping travelers and other cultures away for years. So when I noticed a small Asian place in Flores, my curiosity peaked and I entered Sucia for a […]

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Sunset Sunday – Sunset in Tikal, Guatemala

Sunset Sunday – Sunset in Tikal, Guatemala

by on February 19, 2012 in Sunset Sunday

 Walking through the Mayan ruins in the afternoon, after my morning tour, I needed to decide where to settle in to watch a sunset. At first I returned to the gran plaza and then debated a return to the lost world (Mundo Perdido) all in the quest to find the perfect sunset inside the Mayan […]

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