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Guatemala: Antigua
"Run...Run Like the Wind" (03/19/20)
I spent a couple days thinking of the perfect title for this blog. I think this one fits, but you won’t understand it until tomorrow’s installment. If you don’t recognize it, it is from a Christopher Cross song. Continue Reading
Mexico: Cabo San Lucas
"Cabo Wabo" (08/05/19)
Back to the story at hand. about a month out of surgery I was going crazy. I booked a cheap ticket to Mexico and planned on just sitting on the beach for a week in Cabo San Lucas. I booked a boutique hotel near the beach and was off. Since it was the middle of the summer it was pretty quiet. Continue Reading
Mexico: Oaxaca
"The Power and the Glory" (02/05/13)
I was not planning on going anywhere until my trip to Asia the second week of March but I had to burn some miles.I have spoken before about my love/hate relationship with Spirit Airlines, but I had reached maximum frustration. I cancelled my Spirit credit card after learning that they are now charging $100 each way for carry-on bags. It wasn't that big a deal as I have pretty much travelled to all the places they fly in Latin America. Continue Reading
Bahamas: Paradise Island
"Bermuda, Bahama, Come On Pretty Mamma" (01/28/12)
I have started a trend of using song lyrics in my titles, and this one seemed like a no-brainer, which probably means I should be trying harder. It was January, and the Michigan winter had been pretty tame so far. I had scheduled a brief trip to the Bahamas and was actually looking for the snow to pile on so that this trip would be that much more necessary. Continue Reading
Puerto Rico: San Juan
"Because it Was There..." (03/23/11)
Things were starting to thaw out, I had just hit 6 months without a vacation, and saw a cheap flight to Puerto Rico. With that aligned I booked a flight, made the following Itinerary and planned a week trip around the island.. Continue Reading
Nicaragua: Managua
"Send Lawyers, Guns, and Money" (03/05/10)
I borrowed the title from a Warren Zevon song that I thought was appropriate. I was sitting around one day and realized I had to use 30K points on a credit card I was gonna close. I figured it was time for a trip and began searching how far I could get. My requirement was that I could afford to stay cheap for 7 days, which pretty much put me in Latin America. Continue Reading
Mexico: Cancun
"Let's Bungle in the Jungle" (02/24/09)
I had been planning this trip for a few weeks and looking forward to it for a few months. I was going to Cancun for a wedding, but was going to spend every free moment venturing out into the great unknown, meeting the locals, bonding with them and corrupting them with my western culture. I was to land on a Thursday at 8am, rent a car, and take a visit to La Isla Mujeres for the day before checking into hotel near Cancun. Continue Reading
Mexico: Baja
"Down Mexico Way" (04/04/06)
This trip starts in San Diego (I will resist the urge to tell you what Will Farrell thinks that name means in the movie Anchorman). Everyone flew in on a Friday afternoon, checked in the St. James in GasLamp and did a little tour of Old Town. Continue Reading