Not On Our Bucket List

“So, Mom, on the plane eat the Bibimbap.  You’ll like it.  It’ll get you ready for your Korean experience.  Tell Dad to try it too.” “Try the whaaa…?” “The Bibimbap. It’s ok. You’ll like it.” “Well, maybe. See you tomorrow – will it be tomorrow or the next day?  Never mind. We’ll call you when …


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How to Make a Huge Impression on the Small Fry

I was all-too-familiar with my son’s look of skeptical doubt, presented in tandem with a raised eyebrow. Today it was followed by, “We’re going to see a 20-foot tall what?!” I was trying to sell this prematurely jaded traveler on an old-fashioned road trip to see the sights. To make it interesting, I assured him …


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Unforgettable

As someone who is pretty content to eat the same thing day after day – at my desk, no less – and who’s willing to admit that much of it starts out frozen in a cardboard box, I don’t think it’s right to call myself a true foodie. I do, however, love to eat when …


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In Search of a Gringo Free Mexico

Or, A Week in Manzanilla Far removed from the shouts of street hawkers and the gaggle of American tourists, lies a tiny, Mexican beach town on the Costa Alegre, popular with families from Guadalajara. Here, visits to ATM machines must be strategically planned, self-taught Spanish might possibly get you by, and when you order Agua …


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Going Native

BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA— “Where you from?” the driver asks in Spanish after a few minutes in the air-conditioned cab. He’d picked me up on the corner near my apartment, sweating under the morning sun in my khakis and button-down dress shirt with the sleeves rolled-up to the elbow. He was running me to the university, but …


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Guest Post August

It went so well last time — though it was more work than I thought it would be — that I’m going to do it again. Doors are open, folks, August is potluck month at Nerd’s Eye View. I’d love it if you’d bring something to share. No, there’s no money in it, but good …


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