What coming back to Mexico taught me
When we left Mexico over a year ago, I was so excited to see new places and be in a part of the world I hadn’t visited. We loved Mexico and Central America, but we loved South America even more. When we decided to return to Mexico for an interesting business venture, it was with mixed feelings. I learned some interesting things in the process. The first thing I learned, or re-learned, is to follow my gut. Everything within me...
Road Tripping New England in the Fall
The coming of fall doesn’t usually indicate prime time for road trips; however, there is a region in the United States that boasts bewildering beauty this time of year, and that region is New England. There is no better place to start than Boston, in order to connect with I-95 and head north. Fly into Boston, consider arranging transportation with Budget Car Rental, get on the road and experience the autumnal cathedral of beauty for...
A New Travel Resource
As many of you know, this July (2012) I finished and published my first fantasy novel just a few days after celebrating my 44th birthday in a Mexican fishing village. In just 10 days, Tigger will be experiencing his first transatlantic flight and will be setting his feet upon his third continent. Within a month, his cute not-so-little-anymore self will have arrived on his fourth continent (and by the end of March 2013 he may just...
Underwater Photography Woes
It’s no secret I love doing photography. Talk about a big duh, right? Doing underwater photography is a bit more of a challenge, though. Yeah, you have that whole breathing underwater thing, but that’s really relatively easy. Buoyancy can make it a challenge sometimes, too. And those damn fish tend to not want to sit still and pose. Though I greatly appreciate how patient moray eels are as models. And then there is...
The Green and the Beautiful
The US has some stunningly beautiful spots, but I have to say my favorite of all of them so far is the Pacific Northwest (PNW). I’ve spent a lot of my life in that area, and it still regularly plucks at my heart strings. Especially this time of year. Feeling a bit nostalgic, I wanted to share some of my favorite places and things about that gorgeous area. Beaches The last 1-1/2 years have been spent mostly enjoying the white...
