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Mexico 2013, Passage through ...

By the numbers, we were in Mexico 28 days, from January 16 – February 13. We traveled roughly 3568km (2,217miles). It looks something like this: The first week we rented a car to explore the Yucatan Peninsula. We drove from Cancun as far...

Sardines on the Beach in Cruci...

It was early October, another beautiful morning at our tranquil Ecuadorian beach house. But our view of the consistently blue Pacific had changed. Large barcos lined the horizon while small fishing boats dashed out, docked and then returned,...

#59, A Birthday to Remember

#59-#17, Unforgettable numbers… On November 17, 2012, I turned 59. It was a beautiful morning in Cuenca, Ecuador, and the plan was a low-key celebration. We had a simple breakfast, then around 10 we took the 25-cent bus ride to el Centro....

Thanksgiving 2012, Ecuador, Cu...

Ours was an untraditional Thanksgiving. A full day of travel and exploration completed with a remarkable dinner. We were scurrying around by 6:30 a.m. in our Cuenca, Ecuador apartment, where we had lived for the past five weeks, as we...

A Mindful Seven Months

We spent February in Key West, Florida, a place full of history and interesting people. Then we left the country for arty San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. In May we traveled to Baltimore to see our daughter, Stacy, receive her master’s...

Scotland – Part 3, Isle ...

Heading southwest, the path from Dornoch through Dingwall, Gorstan, and Kyle of Lochalsh to the Isle of Skye; then Invergarry, Fort William, Glen Coe, Tyndrum, Crianlarich, Loch Lomond, and Luss to Glasgow was the third leg of our journey...

Scotland – Part 2, Centr...

After our week in Edinburgh, we rented a car for a road trip and while we had a general direction in mind, we basically went where the road took us and to places people told us not to miss. Stirling, St. Andrews, Dundee, through the Cairngorms...
recent from +Two Years Later (2012) Mexico 2013, Passage through Quintana Roo, Yucatán, Oaxaca, Chiapas
By the numbers, we were in Mexico 28 days, from January 16 – February 13. We traveled roughly 3568km (2,217miles). It looks something like this: The first week we rented a car to explore the Yucatan Peninsula. We drove from Cancun as far south as Chetumal and then north toValladolid to see Chichen...
recent from Europe 2010 Mexico 2013, Passage through Quintana Roo, Yucatán, Oaxaca, Chiapas
By the numbers, we were in Mexico 28 days, from January 16 – February 13. We traveled roughly 3568km (2,217miles). It looks something like this: The first week we rented a car to explore the Yucatan Peninsula. We drove from Cancun as far south as Chetumal and then north toValladolid to see Chichen...