Annecy, France
Writing about world travel, personal anecdotes and family genealogy.
Follow the yellow brick road. Vineyard in Waiheke, Auckland, New Zealand.
I have just completed five beautiful weeks in Malaysia and a few days in Singapore. I'm currently in New Zealand. The simple fact that I am so far from home and in such a remote part of the world is just so exciting.
I have about five draft blog posts and essays about my experience in Malaysia that I am finalizing. I also have a few drafts about some New York City urban planning issues that I have some thoughts on…
Read MoreDuring my first 2 weeks of travel, I met more people who told me that I absolutely must visit Chiapas, especially San Cristóbal De Las Casas and Palenque, than I can possibly remember. I met two people who each fell in love during their stay in San Cristóbal. They then told me that's why I absolutely had to go. Everyone falls in love there…
Read MoreI'm super organized. I would never plan to go to a destination without having a plan on how to get back. When it comes to the archeological zones of Mexico, unless it's crazy popular like Chichen Itza or Ek Balam, there will not be a collectivo or taxi service waiting for you when you are done with the site. Knowing this, I vowed to always go to obscure archaeological zones through tour groups…
Read MoreA cenote is a natural sinkhole filled with water. The Mayans used to throw people in them for human sacrifice. Today, they are destinations for swimming. Many archaeological ruins have an adjacent cenote because the civilizations viewed cenotes as holy. I was really looking forward to experiencing swimming in cenotes as part of my travel experience in the Yucatan. The photos on the Internet excited me. I put cenotes into the three categories…
Read MoreI’ve spent the last four days at the Hostel Che Tulum. One new friend who has stayed at hostels all over Latin America said she thought this was the best hostel in all of Latin America. I was just about to write how there is a chill morning vibe, which is true, but it’s 8:50am and they turned on the music for the day. From this point forward, there will be music until at least midnight. They got the chill music vibe thing going on right now…
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