Cricket, for Americans Part I

Cricket, for Americans Part I

Yes, that’s the game that reminds those of us from the States of Baseball, only it takes longer and they have a break for tea-time. Well we manage to go to the 5th day of a “test match” this past Sunday, South Africa vs. England, and learned a bit so here is the official Tobias [...]

Welcome to Africa

Welcome to Africa

Herds of animals flocked below us as we flew over Africa from Senegal to South Africa.  Actually, not really.  In fact we saw very little from 30,000 feet.  I know, I know.  Everyone thinks that Africa is just roaming with wild animals, but to be truthful we haven’t seen a single lion yet and we’ve [...]

Foodie Friday – The Other Meats

Foodie Friday – The Other Meats

As we travel we obviously like to try the different foods an area offers.  Often this goes beyond just the cooking style or cuisine of an area.  In the Andes we were able to try Llama and Alpaca (even on a pizza in Bolivia) and weren’t permitted to leave Peru without trying Cuy (guinea pig).  [...]

Micos Waterfalls & Xilitla

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The gulf coast region of Huestaca is known for all sorts of adventure activities, whitewater rafting, whitewater kayaking, spelunking, caving, and rappelling. Needless to say we were drawn to the area and took an overnight bus Friday night to Ciudad Valles. We even took two unsupecting victims with us on our adventure, Phil and Severine. [...]