Thursday, April 30th, 2015
During one of my free days in Havana, I headed to Regla, a tiny island in the middle of Havana’s harbor, known as the center of Afro-Cuban religions. (Hat tip to Mr. Greenwald for suggesting the visit.)
I mainly came …
Thursday, April 23rd, 2015
As a city of more than 2 million and the largest city in the Caribbean, the lure of Havana is hard to capture. I think it has to do with the duality of the place—the old next to the newly …
Thursday, April 9th, 2015
Back in February I attended the Adventure Travel Show in Santa Clara. I went to hear Rick Steves, Samantha Brown, and Patricia Schultz present, hoping to learn from the best.
While I was there I learned about an upcoming competition …
Thursday, April 9th, 2015
That’s pretty much my take on the RMS Queen Mary, the flag-ship ocean liner that sailed the Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967. The retired luxury liner, permanently anchored at the Long Beach port, is now a hotel, event venue, …
Thursday, April 2nd, 2015
Hankering to go to New Orleans? Fancy wielding a hammer? Have an urge to help out a family? You can!
Back in February, I reserved my spot to volunteer with the national volunteering organization OneBrick.org to help re-build communities in …