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Da svidanya, LJ
"The time has come,
To talk of many things:
Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--
Of cabbages--and kings--
And why the sea is boiling hot--
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I used to be a cat person..
I've been around cats all my life. 43 plus years ( Read more... ) -
What's in a (last) name?
Once again, a long return to LJ realizing that FB really doesn't seem right for some things.
We'll be soon having our second little one, most likely this coming week. We're still working on a first name, though we have a front runner, not too worried about that.
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Photo Friday: A Lesson in Mayan Numbers Using Canoes
Last month I found myself in the Yucatan peninsula for the first time, invited to witness the Sacred Mayan Journey, a recreation of a ritual which required worshippers to paddle canoes 17 miles across rough seas from the mainland near Playa del Carmen to what is now the island of Cozumel.
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Review: A Sacred Mayan Journey
As lavender clouds herald the rising sun, over 300 men and women ready themselves for a grueling journey, hoping that five months of hard training have prepared them for this day. Barefoot and dressed in simple linens, they walk across the white sand beach with oars in their hands to a line of dugout canoes strung out along the shore. Spurred on by ( Read more... ) -
Photo Friday: What does a $7 beach bungalow look like?
In honor of Afar’s “SF Meetup to share travel highlights“, wherein I presented a 30-slide show in 10 minutes on some of the best stories from our Southeast Asian Adventure,
I bring you a $7 beach bungalow.
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Photo Friday: Off into the desert
This week begins a new series, Photo Friday! Every week I’ll highlight one photo that tells a particular story. Enjoy!
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A tale of two cities
My alarm went off at 7:15, in time for a quick breakfast before driving a few kilometers down the road to Chichen-Itza and being the 3rd person through the gate at 8am. I had the ruins largely to myself for the first hour. If you’re going to visit this Wonder of the World, early is the only way.
As is always the case in such places, I was ( Read more... ) -
Lost in the Yucatan
Alone, I awoke this morning in the room of someone I’d met just 36 hours before. I’d been connected to JC through a woman I’d met once at a Burning Man party last summer. Thankfully, travelers tend to look out for each other and freely offer crash space, even if it isn’t theirs.
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Exploring the Yucatan
In just a couple of weeks, I will be participating in the 5th Annual Sacred Mayan Journey, hosted by Xcaret and the Riviera Maya Destination Marketing office.
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