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Never Smile at a Crocodile: Adventures in Costa Rica
“Never smile at a crocodile, never tip your hat and stop to talk awhile. Don’t be taken in by his welcome grin. He’s imagining how well you’d fit within his skin”….From Peter Pan Costa Rica’s Tarcoles River is the home … Continue reading
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Back Through the Ditch
We spent a day last week transiting the Panama Canal again, this time from the Atlantic side to the Pacific. The other day in the chow line, we chatted with a lady who was incredulous that we would be going … Continue reading
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Santa Marta, Colombia: In Search of Juan Valdez
We spent a lazy Colombian Saturday in the northern port city of Santa Marta. This is the second city in Colombia we’ve visited lately and we still cannot find the elusive Juan Valdez. As any child of the 50s and … Continue reading
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Romancing the Stone in Cartagena
OK, so we’re not really Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner. And, Danny DeVito wasn’t chasing us around in an old beat-up Fiat. But, we did get the feel for the romance of Cartagena, Colombia on our one-day stop. It was … Continue reading
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Transiting the Panama Canal
Going through the Panama Canal is something every traveler should experience, at least once in their life. The eight hour trip along the 47 mile route of the waterway that connects two oceans gives one the chance to dwell on … Continue reading
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A Trip Around the World
In a few weeks we will be boarding this ship for a 125-day trip around the world. Why would we do such a thing? Circumnavigating the globe is certainly nothing new today. We know one guy who is doing it … Continue reading
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New York City: Part Two
Here are shots of Jay’s visit to the Big Apple in late October. No narrative, just trying to capture the moment.
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New York City: A Visit to the 9/11 Memorial
A couple of weeks before the US presidential election, Jay visited New York for a few days. It was a chance for him to dig four nights of great jazz (Blue Note, Village Vanguard, Jazz Standard, Brooklyn Academy of Music) … Continue reading
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Fun Times in Freiburg
Anyone visiting Germany’s Black Forest region must visit the happening university town of Freiburg. Freiburg is noted as being the sunniest and warmest in Germany (it holds the all-time record temperature of 104 F.) but on a wet fall weekend those warm … Continue reading
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Bad Krozingen & Staufen: Getting into Hot Water
Two weekends ago we took the Deutsche Bahn to the southwestern corner of Germany, the Black Forest. Using Freiburg as our base, we spent a day in nearby Bad Krozingen and Staufen. These two small towns don’t get the same … Continue reading
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