Puerto Rico – A Land of Promise
About Old San Juan There is a saying in South Africa that applies to Puerto Rico – Visit once write a book, live a year write a story, live a lifetime and ask a question. Harald Tomesch – Author Tweet There is a ring of truth to the proverb. Puerto Rico is a study in […]
Colorful Curaçao – Hotels, Cruises or Villas
Curacao – It is a kind of sequel to “Trains, Planes and Automobiles.” Can you imagine me saying, “You’re going the wrong way?” There are advantages to each when you travel by land, sea or air. Villas – Jan Thiel for example has a wide variety of Villa on VRBO – We rented one with […]
Dining in Curacao – When Noon Is King
Willemstad or Fortress Restaurant Choices vary on dining at noon at Curacao if you have a car. For example, Fort Nassau is just perfect by car. At this noon dining experience you will find a superb wine menu and excellent meals. We recommend it highly but while the view is different – you will appreciate […]
The ABCs of the Dutch Carribean
The ABC Islands are all different – You have to imagine a painting. While historically they are part of the Dutch Antilles, the manner in which you explore them is very different when you arrive by air to have a hotel experience or a longer stay to explore the Islands. It is a very different […]
Bonaire – Old World Pace
Roosters crow at almost any time of night or day, billy goats walk the streets, donkeys bray, and the dogs are howling. The dogs on Bonaire even socialize in groups like they do in Greece or Turkey. You can sit in a Hillside Apartment overlooking Klein Bonaire and see a relief on the horizon that […]
Eating in Aruba
For a spectacular view visit the California lighthouse, at the northern tip of Aruba. It was built in 1914-1916 and named after the steamship California which wrecked nearby in 1891. The lighthouse is open to the public and you can climb to the top for panoramic views. If you want a great Italian dinner, make […]
Aruba -Why My Happy Place?
Aruba’s license plates have the motto, “One happy island”. In our experience, I would say, 100% accurate. We arrived in Aruba in the early afternoon. The sun was shining, it was 84 degrees, just a few clouds in the sky and a cool (Jamie says warm) breeze blowing. Exit off the airplane, customs/passport control was […]
Spring Break in Marigot Bay, Saint Lucia
Why St Lucia? St Lucia is a beautiful island in the Caribbean and is outside of the hurricane zone plus not many, if any, students go there on spring break!We decided to use VRBO to try it out but because we were booking last minute it wouldn’t work so we used booking.com and we were […]
Paradise Island – Bahamas
Our trip to Paradise Island in the Bahamas was a last minute affair. Standby tickets with carry-on luggage and the hopes of pure sunshine. We took a taxi using the set and posted prices. During our stay the lobby was under construction but we were treated royally. Jamie asked for a rate equal to the […]
CUBA – A Trip Into My Childhood
The twenty minute ride from the airport to downtown Havana was riddled with memories. Memories of driving to the dry cleaners in the midst of morning smog as a child, the memories of working on the exhaust system of my MGA, or driving my VW Beetle in downtown Detroit. Smog, soot and the real sense […]
