On our recent trip to Curaçao, we took our new camera out for a spin and played around with the zoom lens. There are so many fantastic creatures…
There are a lot of ghosts on Curaçao. There are the original inhabitants, the Arawaks and Caquetios who were so totally obliterated by arriving Europeans that there’s barely…
We’ve been hearing about Jardín, Colombia, practically since the day we moved to Medellin. We had a picture in our minds of a fantastic old colonial square with…
Whoever would have thought that staying fit in Medellín – a city of 2.6 million people – would be so easy? There are three operational words here: dogs,…
As we’ve gotten more settled in Medellin, we’ve been packing up the pups and making some quick weekend visits to nearby towns and cities in Antioquia province. The…
Earlier this month, we reported on our recent trip to Tulum, Mexico – a visit that opened our eyes about unbridled growth, the devastating consequences, and our roles…
Our last visit to Mexico was our trip to Isla Mujeres over two years ago. We were long overdue for a Mexico fix, and we wanted to visit…
On our last visit to Austin in April, John and I took a weekend trip up north to Longview, Texas with my mom, Mary Lea Castleberry Baker. Mom…
At last, we’ve come to the final post from our month-long journey in Peru. Our last destination (before one more night in Lima) was the beautiful colonial town…