It’s just a few miles from home (Cape Coral, FL), but once you cross the short strip of asphalt that connects Pine Island with the mainland you feel like you are entering a different world. Pine Island (in Lee County) is the largest island (17 miles long and 2 miles wide) on the west coast … Read more
When it comes to a city that offers countless opportunities for fun and education, Washington D.C. is atop the list. Filled with monuments, historic sites and museums there is always lots of things to do. I have been traveling to Washington D.C. since I was a kid to visit family there so when we took … Read more
For me the most wonderful thing about the holiday season are the memories I have of spending wonderful moments with my family. When I think about what I want to give to my children for Christmas I know it’s not about gifts and material things, it’s about experiences and traditions. The first and most important … Read more
Sharing my travel experiences with my friends and family is easier than ever with Tripographer. Tripographer, powered by Marriot, is an online application where you can upload your travel images and edit them, put together slideshows and even take your friends on a virtual street-view tour of the places you have visited, all of this … Read more
Kowiachobee Animal Preserve is a non-profit educational facility located in Collier County in Southwest Florida, just a few minutes from Naples. KAP rescues and adopts exotic animals that might have otherwise be euthanized or released into the wild because people that had purchased them as pets or for other purposes could not care for them … Read more
Dinning at Momofuku ko in New York City was truly an unforgettable experience that made me feel like a real foodie, rubbing elbows with gourmet bloggers and gastronomes from all over the world. The dishes where exciting, unexpected and sublime and the whole experience came about as a complete accident. It was our first night … Read more
The posadas are one of the most important Christmas traditions in Guatemala. Christmas in Guatemala is such a special time of the year filled with delicious food, traditional Christmas songs and different holidays and customs. The Christmas holidays in Guatemala usually kick off with la Quema del Diablo on December 7th, followed by the posadas navideñas and … Read more
I recently posted about The Dying Tradition of La Quema del Diablo and wanted to share with you these wonderful pictures taken on December 7th 2012 in Guatemala by my dear friend Pedro Pepió. He is a wonderful photographer and I am thankful that he let me share his work on my blog. You can … Read more
Every year, as a child, I would look forward with excitement to December 7th. On that day we would gather old newspapers, magazines and cardboard boxes that we had been collecting in the garage for months and make a big pile on the street next to the curve. We would wait for my father to … Read more
My daughter has been talking about going to Sea World to see the dolphins and the polar bear for her 7th birthday every day for the last 8 months. Her birthday happens to land on the last week before school ends, which has worked to our advantage on previous years; yes she asks to go to … Read more
