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I travel on a very limited budget. The down side of that is I seldom discover the art of fine dining in the places I visit. The good side is...

17 June, 2016 /

I’ve always hated history. Ever since the 7th grade at Sidney Phillips, when my social studies teacher made us memorize an exhaustive list of wars and Louises with Roman numerals,...

10 June, 2016 /

Not good. Four days in this intriguing city is way short of what it’ll take to really see it. We had just gotten settled in our apartment. With the front windows...

08 June, 2016 /

I’m a nervous wreck, that’s all there is to it. A sweet neighbor who knows what’s about to happen, insisted she feed me a quick lunch. I haven't eaten all day. What’s happening...

02 April, 2014 /

Am just back in Panamá City after two days on Isla Colón, the largest of the nine islands in the Bocas del Toro archipelago. These islands are located on the extreme...

24 January, 2014 /

I am so conflicted each evening when I sit down to write. There’s so much I want to share with you, so many details I want to remember for my...

20 January, 2014 /

When my father announced to my mother that he’d received orders for El Salvador, her first question was, “Where in the world is THAT?” Just picture this: It’s 1958 and you’ve...

19 January, 2014 /

I love art and Casco Viejo is certainly filled with lots of it. The whimsical little fish you see on the header were made by Kuna ladies, members of an...

18 January, 2014 /

“Con usted…no queremos mujeres feas.” Between Michele and I we had just enough knowledge of the Spanish language to figure out what the sign said. “Nobody likes ugly women.” That’s what started...

17 January, 2014 /