Recently I got to try two Mexican dark beers head-to-head. Modelo Negra has been one of my mainstays for years and is widely distributed in the US. The challenger this round, Bohemia Oscura, is, well, pretty obscure in the US. It's more common sister, Bohemia Original, is available in most stores though not as widely in restaurants as Modelo. I ( Read more... )

As of this morning I'm caught up on blogging about my trips to Los Cabos and Phoenix. Yes, I returned last Sunday. Yes, that means I fell 6 days behind in blogging. Does this mean my blog backlog is cleared? Haha, no. I've still got I-don't-know-how-many entries from New Zealand I still want to publish.

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I've written on recent foreign trips that I like bringing home a small amount of currency as a souvenir. For example, late last year I brought home $2.75 of Australian coins ($1.80 US). That was a nice cheap little memento. A month ago I brought home $22.50 New Zealand ($13.50 US), a bit more than I wanted to strand in foreign currency but not ( Read more... )

Phoenix Weeeknd Travelog #1
PHX airport - Thu, 9 May 2024, 3pm

After leaving Los Cabos earlier today we flew to Phoenix. No, that wasn't to catch a connecting flight; Phoenix is the next stop we planned on our trip. We're staying here for a 3-day weekend at a hotel with a fun waterpark ( Read more... )

Los Cabos Travelog #20
38,000' over Mexico - Thu, 9 May 2024, 1pm

We wrapped up our 5 days in Los Cabos today. Sadly it ended not with a bang but a whimper (see previous blog). But now we're en route to our next adventure ( Read more... )

Los Cabos Travelog #19
Viceroy hotel, San Jose del Cabo - Thu, 9 May 2024, 9am

Today's our last morning in Los Cabos. Our flight leaves a bit after noon; our shuttle to the airport leaves at 10am. As I've been waking up at 6am, that actually leaves us me few useful hours to enjoy the resort and/or the beach- if I wanted. Sadly I cannot find the ( Read more... )

Los Cabos Travelog #Ω
Back home - Mon, 13 May 2024, 8:30am

Last night we got home from Phoenix. ...Which is where we went immediately after our Los Cabos Mexico trip. Yes, I'm so far behind on my blog that not only haven't I finished journaling about stuff I did in Los Cabos I haven't even started on our 3-day weekend in Phoenix. Oh, and I still ( Read more... )

Los Cabos Travelog #17
Baja California Sur, Mexico - Wed, 8 May 2024, 3pm

Today we went ATV riding in the Baja desert. It was another of the A-or-B activities arranged for my company club trip. I think the "B" activity was a spa treatment, so yeah, I was totally going with Option A. Hawk, too.


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Los Cabos Travelog #16
Viceroy hotel San Jose del Cabo - Wed, 8 May 2024, 9am

It's another taking-it-easy morning here in San Jose del Cabo. Like yesterday morning I awoke early (sunrise is 5:40am) and relaxed on our deck overlooking the pools. And it's not just this morning I'm taking it easy. Yesterday after coming back from our snorkeling trip ( Read more... )

Los Cabos Travelog #14
Viceroy San Jose del Cabo - Tue, 7 May 2024, 8:30am

Once again we're spending the morning lazing around the room. We don't have the beautiful terraza with a private pool of our stay at the Waldorf but we do have an interesting deck area that opens onto the reflecting pools in the hotel's courtyard. I showed this in the video ( Read more... )