Sunset Sunday – A Sunset in Mazatlán with Smiley
by Craig Zabransky on January 8, 2012 in Mexico Travel, Sunset Sunday
Two of us boarded the bus for the afternoon tour with our driver. Yet just before we exited the hotel gate, the other passenger changed his mind and exited the vehicle for an afternoon poolside. He left me on a personal tour with a jolly man nicknamed “Smiley.” I decided to switch from conversing in […]
My 3rd January Anniversary and 2012 New Year’s Resolutions
by Craig Zabransky on January 6, 2012 in Events, Reflection
Three years ago on January 5th I was handed an opportunity. Yes, three years ago, I rose up from my cubicle and walked out of a consulting office into the unknown. My corporate life ended and I haven’t looked back. Each year I write a post to mark the occasion. (Read my January Anniversary and the […]
The Sun Sets on 2011; Sunset Sunday 2012 Begins
by Craig Zabransky on January 1, 2012 in Sunset Sunday
Mazatlan Tours – ATV or Canopy Tour at Huana Coa?
by Craig Zabransky on December 29, 2011 in Destination, Mexico Travel
I love to zip-line. And when asked, I thought I’d always select a canopy adventure (zip-line) over ATV. Then one afternoon, at Huana Coa, an adventure tour operator, outside of Mazatlan Mexico, I surprised myself. Huana Coa Canopy Adventure Huana Coa, an adventure outfit located in the Sierra Madre mountains is forty-five minutes from the […]
The 2011 Travel Videos Recap
by Craig Zabransky on December 22, 2011 in Films, Mexico Travel, Travel Contest
Sunset Sunday – Sunset in Melnik, Bulgaria
by Craig Zabransky on December 18, 2011 in Sunset Sunday
I opened my Lonely Planet Eastern Europe Guidebook and searched for a day trip outside of Sofia. I noticed Melnik, the cultural, wine making city south of the capital and close to the Greece border. Besides the wine, I also noticed a hike to a monastery, the Rohzen Monastery. In Bulgaria the monasteries are one […]
Sunset Sunday – View at Sheraton Pretoria, South Africa
by Craig Zabransky on December 11, 2011 in Sunset Sunday
I spent two evenings at the Sheraton Pretoria in South Africa. The first evening I walked the grounds of the Union Buildings, a place where people listened to Nelson Mandela’s inauguration speech in 1994. Walking about I took an image of my first sunset in Pretoria. Still today, it’s one of my favorites. And then […]
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