One of the first places I often visit in a new city is the mercada central or central market. These are great places to buy fresh food and local delicacies at very reasonable prices. Guatemala City has a sizable central market near the National Palace and I visited there for lunch my first day in […]
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Welcome to Auckland or this is definitely not Latin America
Following my arrival in Auckland, I traveled 10 minutes south to the home of my CouchSurfing host Chris. Chris, a 38-year-old computer programmer and self-acclaimed geek, was most fun and welcoming. This would be my home for the next three nights until I flew to Dunedin on the south island to connect with my friends. Following […]
Flying Air Tahiti Nui to New Zealand
I was fortunate to have enough AAdvantage miles to get a free, well $14.10 in taxes, business class ticket to New Zealand on Air Tahiti Nui. From the rapid check-in, I was ushered through security to the One World Alliance private lounge where I whiled away a couple hours on the laptop and sampled […]
Quetzaltenango (Xela)
Quetzaltenango, or its Mayan name Xela, is Guatemala’s second city. Although at just over 300,000 inhabitants, it is considerably smaller than Guate. It is located high in the western highlands and gets very cold at night. For the most part, there is little to see in the city itself which is mostly dirty, noisy and […]
Milford Sound
MILFORD SOUND, NEW ZEALAND There is a reason why Milford Sound receives over 500,000 visitors a year! This is a phenomenal amount of visitation, especially when you consider that the population of New Zealand is only 4.4 million and has a unique problem called negative population growth. Most of the tourists come during the […]
My 2011 Travel Review from A to Z
Over the last two weeks, I have received three versions of the A to Z meme that is making its way around the travel blogging community. After reading the review of my virtual buddy Stephanie of The Travel Chica and commenting her post, she challenged me to write one. So here goes my A to Z Travel Review […]
WHAT MAKES A DAY SPECIAL?
What makes a day special, unique and memorable? Is it seeing some new drop dead gorgeous scenery for the first time? Is it doing something unique within a commonplace situation? Is it meeting someone from a different culture and having a deep heart connection with them as you share your differences despite language and culture […]
Two Views of Ahuachapan
Ahuachapan is a bustling colonial town of 38,000 inhabitants just 16 km from the Guatemalan border. I passed through it’s busy bus terminal and traffic choked central market when I first arrived in El Salvador. I returned for an afternoon while staying in Juayua. A walk around the lovely Plaza Concordia and a pita lunch […]