Happy New Year 2017 from Florida Everyone! Wow, I can remember when the year 2000 seemed impossibly far into the distant future, as if we would never actually reach it… Then came the year, the day when the BIG Millenium 2000 New Year’s Eve actually arrived. We ticked over into the 21st century. Probably everyone …
10 Best Photo Galleries in 2016 on LashWorldTour
10 Best Photo Galleries in 2016 on LashWorldTour It’s that time of year again when I take stock of the year and round up my very best photo galleries, travel tips, travel perspectives and stories from my ongoing world travels. In 2016, much to my surprise, I ended up spending most of the year in …
Merry Christmas 2016!
Merry Christmas everyone! Where are you celebrating Christmas this year? And with whom? I almost always celebrate Christmas out on the road, in some far-flung country or the other. I’ve celebrated Christmases on tropical beaches, in major cities, on remote islands, at campgrounds and in upscale resorts in at least 10 different countries around the world. …
November 2016 Travels in Review
November 2016 Travels in Review In November I continued my solo travels in eastern Mexico. To be specific, I explored Chiapas State and then returned to amazing Yucatan Peninsula, where I re-visited several favorite cities and finally got to Isla Holbox, a tiny off-the-track island at the northern tip of Yucatan. I completed the month …
October 2016 Travels in Review
October 2016 Travels in Review In October I resumed my solo travel life, exploring central Mexico, while Alejandro returned to work life in Tulum (Oh, yes, in case you missed it, we broke up in late September due to irreconcilable differences.) I had started my central Mexico explorations in September in the Baroque cities of …
One Year of Travel in Latin America!
One Year of Travel in Latin America! Wowie! November 1, 2016 marks exactly one year since I set out on my very first explorations of Latin America. To kick that off I flew from Florida to Guatemala on Nov. 1, 2015. The date is supremely easy to remember – Nov. 1st marks the annual Day …
PHOTO GALLERY: Beautiful Oaxaca City – Mexico
PHOTO GALLERY: Beautiful Oaxaca City – Mexico See photos of Oaxaca here Oaxaca City is the capital of Oaxaca State, situated southeast of Mexico City. The city was founded by Spanish conquerors in the early 1500s. Oaxaca is considered one of Mexico’s prettiest cities, full of colonial stone architecture, cobblestone streets, historic churches and many …
PHOTO GALLERY: The Baroque City of Puebla – Mexico
PHOTO GALLERY: The Baroque City of Puebla – Mexico (see photos of Puebla Mexico here) Puebla was established by the Spanish in the early 1500s. They rigorously set about importing the latest European Baroque architecture, art and design to create ‘The City of Angels’. They constructed hundreds of decorative buildings and over 70 elaborate churches & …
September 2016 Travels in Review
September 2016 Travels in Review September was a split month. In more ways than one, as it unexpectedly turned out. The first half of September I continued enjoying my weekly 3-day trips around Yucatan while Alejandro & I continued living in Tulum. Actually, I took my final such trip – to Isla Mujeres, just off …
Busting American Myths About Mexico
Busting American Myths About Mexico Growing up in the United States, the only things I’d ever heard about Mexico were negative. Mexico was continuously and repeatedly portrayed by the media and US government as poor, dirty and dangerous, a developing country lacking modern conveniences, sophistication or wealth. Mexico was also portrayed as entirely hot and …