Before landing on the somewhat illicit island of Cuba, I was pretty optimistic. Heck, what could be so wrong with the destination that claims to be the birthplace of Mojitos? I was sure that the drama about the Cuban Missile Crisis and its communist propaganda were just more American media hyperbole. As a world traveler,…
They don’t smell pretty, but you can sit on them with your laptop andreceive free wireless. These mutant flowers have been touring the country and are currrently blooming on the upper terrace of Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francico right now until Sept 27th. There are bonus power outlets for use in recharging cell phones…
I generally am not one of those “early to bed, early to rise” pilgrims. I’m usually one of the last pilgrims to stumble out of the albergue at about 7:30, bleary eyed and mumling something about a cafe con leche. This morning however, I couldn’t get out of the albergue fast enough. I literally got…
It’s official. I can charm the pants off any old Spanish man. Do I want to see an old Spanish man with his pants off? NO. Leaving Burgos today I randomly struck up a conversation with a smiling man while waiting for the light to change. When he found out where I was from, he…