I must admit – for spending a week in a place where the sun is twice as strong as it is in Boston, my most important piece of travel gear while in Central America was sunblock -SPF 85. I didn’t get sunburned! Trust me, that is impressive for a red head. Two weeks ago, I […]
Archive for December, 2008
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
It is always fascinating to visit a place where modernity is juxtaposed with remnants of preserved history. But in Antigua Guatemala- the preservation of colonialism remains against the wall of a constant reminder of an historic, natural phenomenon. The Volcán de Agua, which seems to serve as the backdrop of Antigua, erupted in 1541 destroying […]
One of my photos was selected for inclusion in the newly released sixth edition of the Schmap San Diego Guide! Behold, the Star of India, the world’s oldest floating merchant ship… And go here to check out Schmap’s San Diego guide, especially if you need ideas for your next trip! The wonders of flickr…
I took Tuesday off from work knowing I would have arrived in Boston from Guatemala at about 1 AM on Monday night. I had planned for Tuesday to be productive – I would get through all of my emails and my Google reader, pay all of my bills, not only buy an external hard drive […]
Mike and I have been immersed in Philly and Food over the past two weeks. It all started with our annual pot luck Thanksgiving dinner, where we also had our annual stop for brunch before we hit the road back to Boston. This year, we went to Sabrina’s Cafe. They had a line out the […]
A tip by Camels and Chocolate, from her own personal experience, lead me on a quest to find mountains of bug spray for Guatemala and El Salvador. However, it never occurred to me that stores would not sell it out of season. After all, there is no threat of mosquitoes in Boston right now. Being […]
While putting together a list of places that our friends from Philly had already seen in Boston so as to avoid repeats, Mike mentioned the fact that the only sites he ever thinks to show are buildings and bars. When Al and Steph arrived last Friday after Thanksgiving, the first thing we did after showing […]
