I’ve got to hand it to people that have found a way to monetize something that is ubiquitous throughout Southeast Asia. They make a big deal of the railway market, and how the shop keepers and restauranteurs set up over the tracks, only to put it all away when the train comes by. There is […]
The Royal Palace is a huge jumble of buildings, wats (temples), stupas, and tourist infrastructure. 8 million people visit each year, and it seemed like they all came the day we did. It hasn’t been the residence of the royal family since the 1900’s, but is still used for some ceremonial events, like welcoming foreign […]
We woke to the shocking and frightening news that DJT had regained the presidency. If you will permit me a short digression: I was raised in a time that character was the primary requirement for our nations leaders. That at the end of the day, citizenship is more important than partisanship. I’m not so naive […]
We decided to fly back to Panama City, rather than busing it. We didn’t want to spend all day traveling. When I booked the ticket, the had the flight departing Changuinola (CHX). It is about an hour north of Almirante, the landside port to Bocas Town, the hub of the islands. Turns out there is […]
The Enchanted River So of course Sharna signed us up for “quading,” or four-wheeling on New Year’s Day. Destintion, the fabled “El Rio Encantado,” a resort located on the banks of the Caldera River. We drove to Annie and Darin’s place where we mounted the quads. On the way we drove past Che, Sharna’s horse, […]
Translation: Puts of Sun; Sunsets Most of you know that we are sunset junkies. Me, perhaps, more than Ellen. There is a significance to seeing the sun lower on the horizon, then disappear. Very much a transition, or passing of the day. These were taken over the Pacific from our beach in Las Lajas.
So Ellen didn’t let me talk at first. But she made it up to me. At 11:50 that morning, she brought me an ice cold Panama beer. Morning beer. Nice. We are staying a the Las Lajas Beach Resort. The bus let us off at Las Cruces de San Felix (San Felix Crossing) on the […]
Lonely Planet says it best: “Panama City’s hippest neighborhood is also its smallest. Just four avenues wide, Casco Viejo (literally meaning ‘old quarter’) is a UNESCO protected district and a barrio on the up. It wasn’t long ago that gangs patrolled these narrow brick streets and visitors kept far away, but these days the grand old colonial […]
First, apologies for those looking at the few previous posts. WordPress has been upgraded to the snazzy new “Gutenberg” editor, and the old slideshow mode stopped working. I’ve got an interim version in those posts now, so you may want to go back and check them out if you actually want to see the pictures. […]
We trained from Avignon to Strasbourg through beautiful farms, vineyards, forests, and villages. The iconic red poppies are blooming all over the place. Our lodging was only about a long three blocks away, so we walked. It was an apartment/hotel, meaning that rooms were efficiencies. In this case, very efficient, as our second bed had […]
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