The Tiny Houseboat You’ll Fall in Love With
Jun04

The Tiny Houseboat You’ll Fall in Love With

Spending a summer on a houseboat like this seems like a great idea! Specially if you’re always wanted to live on the water. Designed by Harbor Cottage Houseboats in Somerset, Kentucky, this tiny houseboat is just over 400 square feet, but manages to squeeze in two porches, two bedrooms, and can sleep six. It’s fitted with all the amenities, plus has a hot tub, a fun water slide and it sleeps 6! With high ceilings, it doesn’t feel...

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Tourists Told To Suck It Up
May17

Tourists Told To Suck It Up

Well, we paraphrase. But that’s essentially what Sun Country Airlines told their return ticket holders trying to leave Cabo. The flight to Minneapolis/ST Paul was canceled due to bad weather there. That one day’s delay caused what would have been the next flight to be canceled until next high season. Turns out the plane was needed for the start of Sun Country’s summer routes. What, they didn’t have an extra...

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Travelling to Paradise? Check Your Health Risk!
Mar19

Travelling to Paradise? Check Your Health Risk!

While vacationing in our version of paradise at the exquisite Decameron Resort, Panama, my husband Jim and I were suddenly thrust into the real concern of needing medical assistance while out of country. Jim had an abscess on our first day. After consulting the Spanish speaking resort nurse we were taxied off to the doctor in the local town. It wasn’t expensive. With cab fare, the $12 doctor fee and prescriptions for what we...

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the Healing powers of Temazcals
Feb28

the Healing powers of Temazcals

For many of my 20 years living part of the year in Mexico, I had heard of the healing powers and health benefits of Temazcals. I knew that Temazcals are similar to the sweat lodges used by North American natives, but I had yet to have participated at one. Mostly it was fear of the unknown- how hot would it be? Would I pass out and disgrace myself? Would I feel claustrophobic? And lastly, I worried I would be made to drink a potion...

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The lure of the Galapagos Islands
Feb05

The lure of the Galapagos Islands

Giant Galapagos tortoises meander distant highlands, and prehistoric marine iguanas sun themselves on black lava rocks along the shore. Flightless cormorants and tiny penguins dart through the waters while graceful red-billed birds screech across the sky. Here, in this unique paradise, it’s possible to explore remarkable island ecosystems while enjoying lounging sea lions, breaching whales offshore and pink flamingos in hidden...

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TV’s Dallas…Southfork Ranch a Mecca For Dallas Kitsch
Jan22

TV’s Dallas…Southfork Ranch a Mecca For Dallas Kitsch

If it weren’t for the museum, your visit might seem to get off to an inauspicious start. The first sight of a rusting out metal platform doesn’t exactly inspire confidence. “Several years ago, one of the previous owners went bankrupt,” said our tour guide in a distinct Texan singsong twang as we boarded the trolley to the main event. Evidently, the precarious looking structure caught the eye of another tourist, prompting an...

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