Sunset Sunday – Jaco, Costa Rica

by on July 24, 2011 in Sunset Sunday

Sunset Sunday – Jaco, Costa Rica

Looking back, the sunset seems to have always been a special part of my travels. From my childhood to my first solo trips, I can recall many sunsets. But it was after Costa Rica, the first destination on my travel sabbatical, when my simple love for the sunset grew to a passion. With most of […]

Four Ways to Appreciate the Charm of Mayan Ruins at Coba

by on July 18, 2011 in Destination, Mexico Travel

Four Ways to Appreciate the Charm of Mayan Ruins at Coba

The heavy rain arrived and a late breakfast was added to the itinerary after our first stop in Punta Laguna. We stopped just a few miles from the Mayan archaeological site of Coba and waited out the storm. After some eggs and tortilla the rain ceased.  We piled back into the van and continued to […]

Sunset Sunday – Muncy, PA

by on July 17, 2011 in Sunset Sunday

Sunset Sunday – Muncy, PA

Some places seem alive. Certain destinations are filled with an energy, like New York, while other places are filled with life. No, not just the human population, but all life and those places tend to exist in nature. One such place was the Creekview Country Cottage Bed & Breakfast in Muncy, Pennsylvania. Just off interstate 180, a […]

Sunset Sunday – Columbus Circle, NYC

by on July 10, 2011 in Sunset Sunday

Sunset Sunday – Columbus Circle, NYC

Sometimes I search out the sunset. I plan my day around the moment. I find it’s well worth it every time. Other times, well the sunset finds me. It finds us all. We can be at an event or perhaps just living life and “wa-la” the sunset causes us to pause. We watch it. We enjoy […]

A Look Back for the Space Shuttle’s Last Launch

by on July 7, 2011 in Events, Reflection

A Look Back for the Space Shuttle’s Last Launch

I watched the next to last shuttle launch on the internet. Amazing.  It reminded me how I always wanted to see a launch live. To witness humanity blast to the heavens with my own eyes. And as a child, I didn’t just want to watch. No sir. I wanted to captain a crew. I wanted […]

The 2011 Sunset Sunday Midpoint Review

by on July 3, 2011 in Mexico Travel, Reflection, Sunset Sunday

The 2011 Sunset Sunday Midpoint Review

As we enter July for some the year is half over, for others half the year awaits. With that in mind I decided to take a pause and review Sunset Sunday posts to see where we traveled, how it measured up against what I planned, and finally where we need to go in the next […]

Happy 4th of July! Fireworks from the Hudson River, NYC

by on July 1, 2011 in Events

Happy 4th of July! Fireworks from the Hudson River, NYC

Happy Birthday America! To aid our celebration, I attached a thirty second video of the fireworks finale from New York last year. The holiday sunset on the Hudson sparkled, but fireworks impressed, especially with this great view on pier 66 in Chelsea. Enjoy. Have a great 4th of July! Stay adventurous, Craig

Writing About the True Danger of ‘Mexico Today’

by on June 30, 2011 in Events, Mexico Travel, Reflection

Writing About the True Danger of ‘Mexico Today’

I recall looking out the window and seeing nothing but urban sprawl as far as the eye could see; it was Mexico City.  When I first set off on assignment to the city of over twenty million, I wondered why I agreed.  Everyone I knew warned me about the dangers lurking in the capital city. […]

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