Since I started the practice of using my birthday to celebrate life, beating back the scourge of HIV after another year, and thus travel to places I haven't been before I have found that I've done some very interesting things. Two years ago on my birthday I was standing on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty look out over New York Harbor. Last ( Read more... )

Today's excursion was to the Mayan ruins of Tulum in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. In order to get to the ruins, it consisted of a 40 minute ferry ride from Cozumel to Playa del Carmel, then an almost hour drive to the ruins themselves. Despite the length of the trip to get there it was well worth it. The ruins were beautiful. . .and even ( Read more... )