The Romantic Past And Promising Future Of Lisbon, Portugal
One Of Europe’s Most Enchanting Cities I’m most comfortable in cities with long pasts, and…
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7 Places You Can’t Miss If It’s Your First Time In Paris
A Bucket List For Paris Virgins Two expat friends in Panama are planning their first-ever…
Carnaval In Panama: The Country’s Biggest Event Of The Year
Nothing Gets Between A Panamanian And His Carnaval Our 17-year-old son Jackson wants to go…
Carnival In Barranquilla: The Second-Biggest Carnival In The World
Second-Biggest Carnival In The World Across Latin America, the countdown is on to the biggest…
In Search Of The Real Belize
My Fondest Belize Memory “What in the world am I gonna’ do with her?” That…
Top 10 Things To Do In Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic
10 Reasons I Love This Caribbean Beach Town As we’ve been reporting lately… and as…
With Over 1,400 Islands In Panama, These Are The Best
What Island Paradise Is This? Panama has more than 1,400 islands, and, just like snowflakes,…
The 10 Best Places To Discover Wildlife In Panama
10 Best Places To Walk On The Wild Side Panama Style Panama is a natural…
Celebrating Christmas In Paris
The Night Before Christmas In Paris Seventeen years ago Vicki and I spent our first…
Celebrating The Festival Of Lights And Christmas In Medellin
The World’s Best Christmas Festival Of Lights I’ve been spending Christmas abroad since 2001 and…
Christmas In Belize And Kriol Traditions
Christmas In Belize: Play Some Brokdong And Dance A Bram Being in a beautiful place…
Christmas Celebrations in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Santa Claus Dresses And Tree-Shaped Tinsel—Welcome To Christmas In Phnom Penh Our hotel has a…
Infrastructure In Belize – It’s A Bit Quirky
Real Life Adventures In Belize My first visit to Belize, my host for the Cayo…
Christmas In Colombia Atop Bogota’s Monserrate Mountain
White Christmas In Colombia At more than 10,000 feet above sea level, Christmas atop Monserrate…
Bogotá Street Artists Praised As Spray-Can Picassos
Street Art Revival In Bogotá The word “graffiti” usually conjures images of Bart Simpson vandalizing…
Cayo, Belize Is A Great Escape For Expats
If I Were To Run Away, This Is Where I’d Go… In my office in…
Exploring Krakow’s Market Square: Poland’s Culture Capital
World’s Oldest Bookshop And Biggest Market Square In Europe’s Unsung Culture Capital Bookstores, universities, market…
Adventure And Travel In Santa Marta, Colombia
Escape To The Secret Beaches Of Colombia “The mountains are beautiful, but where is the…
Adventure Awaits On The Island Of Gozo, Malta
Adventures On Gozo “Will you walk up around the bend to see how it looks……
The Czech City Of Prague Is Full Of Character And Quirks
Like Paris But With A Wicked Sense Of Humor If I were to choose one…
Exploring The Rejuvenating City Of Budapest, Hungary
A Euro-City Of Reinvention That Never Says Die “Come back!” the lady at the transportation…
Is Buenos Aires Really The Paris Of Latin America?
Buenos Aires Is Not Paris I’ve heard all my life that Buenos Aires is the…
13 Truths (Good And Bad) You’ll Discover When Visiting Malta
What’s Not To Love About Malta? A Mediterranean island with temples that pre-date the Egyptian…
What To Do In Panama City, Panama, With So Many Options?
Panama Is An Eco-Adventurer’s Paradise Panama is home to 940 species of birds. That’s more…
History And Culture In Lisbon, Portugal
Reconstruction In This Beautiful City On The Tagus For a city devastated two-and-a-half centuries ago…
Santo Domingo: Dominican Republic’s Colonial Capital
Santo Domingo Rising—Renaissance In The America’s Oldest Old Town I’ve been hanging out in the…
Where To Live In Panama – The Land That Has It All
Savoring The Adventure Of Panamanian Country Life For such a small country, Panama packs quite…
Algarve’s Food And Culture: A Treasure To Discover
Discover This Beautiful Land Of Moorish Delights Portugal is a small country, but there is…
Medellín, Colombia: Investment Opportunities You Can’t Miss
The Beautiful Women Are Still Here I have a quick-fire question for you… When you…
Expat Living In Kiev, Ukraine: Museums, Cognac, And War
Ukraine May Be At War, But I Like It Here Vicki and I are in…
The 8 Best Restaurants In Panama Outside Panama City
Panama’s 8 Best Restaurants Outside Panama City Panama City boasts dozens of great restaurants. However,…
Things To Do In Panama City, Panama, During A Staycation
Forget The Beach And Enjoy A Panama City Staycation Instead Blaring car horns, congested traffic,…
Morillo Beach: A Hidden Gem On Panama’s Azuero Coast
For The Best Beaches In Panama, Follow The Surfers “I’m just a surfer who wanted…
San Blas Islands Offer A Pristine Paradise In Panama
White Sand, Coconuts, Thatched Huts, And Clear Waters—The Paradise That Is Nubesidub I thought places…
Los Islotes: Pioneering Panama’s Azuero Sunset Coast
Pioneer Adventures In Our Favorite Banana Republic “Some of them are running from lovers, Leaving…
Winter In Paris And Barcelona Offers Low-Prices, Less Tourists
Bargain-Priced And Tourist-Free—Paris In Winter I’m back in Bangkok now after a three-week winter break…
Carnaval Celebrations in Panama
Seco, Salsa, Skyrockets, And Scantily Clad Women—Carnaval In Panama It’s that time of the year…
Celebrating Christmas In Cuenca, Ecuador
Christmas In Ecuador—The Sacred And The Profane For tourists and foreign residents, Cuenca’s Christmas Eve…
An English Christmas In The Cotswolds
Warm Cider And Candlelit Caroling—Christmas In The Cotswolds Outside it’s an unseasonably warm 57 degrees…
Winterval In Waterford, Ireland
Winterval In Waterford—A Traditional Christmas Fair With A Modern Twist “You have to see the…
Things To Do In Bogota, Colombia, For Travelers And Expats
More Than Just Hookers And Blow In Bogotá, The Athens Of Latin America Usually, Medellín…
Touring The Colombian Wine Country
Colombian Wine Country? My husband was a wine distributor when we lived in Illinois, and…
Touring The Coffee Triangle Of Colombia
Discovering Colombia’s Coffee Country If you are like me, you probably start your day with…
Christmas Festival Of Lights In Medellin, Colombia
World’s Best Festival Of Christmas Lights Begins Today France has the City of Light… and…
My Trip To Belize And Experiencing Its Many Cultures
Technicolor Belize From the southern coastal district of Punta Gorda to the northern coastal town…
Traveling In Burma: Exploring Life, Politics, And History
On The Burma Trail Eight of us in a van bounced over rutty roads in…
Mes de la Patria In Panama 2015
Panama’s Mes de la Patria Is Full Of Fiestas And Mas Mananas Today, the first of…
What To Do In Siem Reap, Cambodia
Super Low Cost And Easy Entry—Cambodia Deserves A Look Friends called last week and told…
Property On The Caribbean Coast of Panama
Why It’s Time For A Fresh Look At Panama’s Caribbean Coast Every 18 months or…
What To Know About Crime in Belize
What You Should Know About Crime, Safety, And Gun Ownership In Belize Creole Proverb: Wen…