COOK ISLANDS 1789, the year George Washington was chosen President, and John Adams was chosen Vice-President by the electoral college of the newly formed United States of America, the Bastille Prison in France was stormed by the commoners, thus kicking … Continue reading →
CABO SAN LUCAS South of the border, down Mexico way, is a beautiful getaway spot that appears to be part of Baja California, but really is in Mexico. On the very southern tip of a California map is Cabo San … Continue reading →
SOUTH DAKOTA By contemporary standards, Rapid City airport is small. It is, however, a gateway to a veritable cornucopia of treats for the senses of the more peripatetic masses, as well as the mind. The Black Hills of South Dakota … Continue reading →
JAPAN Japan: the land of the rising sun, sushi, sake, sumo wrestling, and many other natural, and not-so-natural wonders. Thus this will be a rather lengthy screed. We arrived on a dreary rainy day. After the usual customs conga line, … Continue reading →
COPENHAGEN There are a couple of important words that we like to learn wherever our travels take us. We have found that “thank you” is the best way to evoke a smile from the locals, even if we mispronounce it. … Continue reading →
CHINA I’ve often been asked why I enjoy Chinese food for breakfast. I usually reply, “Why not? Millions of Chinese people eat it for breakfast everyday.” This is not why Naomi and I went to China. Why did we go? … Continue reading →
COZUMEL Adventure, history, fun in the sun, and dabbling in the deep all await you at the “Isle of Swallows,” Cozumel. It’s located on the Caribbean side of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico. On a clear day, you can look … Continue reading →
GRAND CAYMAN ISLAND Forty-five minutes. That’s what Leon, our taxi driver, who could have easily played one of the roles in the “Three Blind Mice” opening of the James Bond movie, “Dr. No,” said when I asked him how long … Continue reading →
JAMAICA We just learned, among other things, that Jamaica was originally called Xamaica when Christopher Columbus discovered the natives on the beach in 1494. Or, one can look at it as the natives discovering him and his guys, undocumented aliens, … Continue reading →
ST. MAARTEN/ST. MARTIN It all began with us trying to figure out where to celebrate our 24th wedding anniversary. Naomi came up with the idea for what used to be called the Dutch Antilles, but as of the 10th of … Continue reading →
