Vacation
Food
Hoi An
Life
Travel
Vietnam
As I’ve discussed previously the heat is blistering here. In Southeast Asia one of the many beautiful things that is either directly or indirectly caused by an attempt to avoid the sun are night markets, and Vietnam boasts some of the best.… continue reading
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The Night Markets and Returning To Há»™i An
Food
Isla Mujeres
Life
Mexico
Travel
A Sunrise, Some Art, and an evening in the neighborhood.
After falling asleep very early the night before, I awoke around 5:45 to a quite morning. The sun rises at closer to 7 and I wanted to catch at least one. The sun rises on the ocean side of the island about a block from our apartment and unobstructed.… continue reading Read More
Food
Isla Mujeres
Life
Mexico
Travel
The day she’s been waiting for.
I awoke on this our second morning and I knew this was the day. Our entire trip began with one simple request many months ago. I asked Maggie sometime last year what she wanted her big trip to be for the summer.… continue reading Read More
Food
History
Isla Mujeres
Life
Mexico
Nature
Travel
I awoke just before dawn and stepped outside to see our small Colonia street begin to wake up. Off the terrace, I could see a woman sweeping the sidewalk in front of her doorway. Another headed off to work. Further up, headlights lit up as a motorbike purred to life and rolled down the otherwise quiet street.… continue reading
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Sharks, Turtles and Iguanas oh my!
Life
San Diego
Travel
I landed in San Diego Friday night at 11:30, and It’s been a while since I posted much content, so I was hoping a trip to Southern California would quickly get me back into the groove of writing. Ocean Beach, however, was proving to make writing a nearly impossible task.… continue reading
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Einstein Had It All Wrong.
Hanoi
Life
Travel
Vietnam
Zen And The Art Of Balancing Anything And Everything On A Motorbike.
Now that I’ve gotten the boring statistical data I find fascinating out of the way, let us talk about the reality, that is, life on two wheels. You can not imagine the amount of ingenuity that is created by the persuasive power of necessity.… continue reading Read More
An Lao
Blog
Da Nang
Hanoi
Life
Travel
Vietnam
The Lady From An Lão.
I will take this time to let my readers know a little about my traveling companion and guide for the duration of my trip. As I discussed in an earlier blog, Tina and the rest of the family were going home shortly after we arrived.… continue reading Read More
Doha, Qatar
Travel