Cuenca, Ecuador: A Luxury Stay in an Idyllic Setting
Leaving behind the hustle and bustle of Quito, we headed to Ecuador’s third-largest city, Cuenca. Despite a population of half a million, Cuenca still manages to feel like a small town. We splurged...
View ArticleBetter Data with the GoPiGo Robot Car’s Distance Sensor
I recently built a GoPiGo robot car from Dexter Industries. The car is a complete robot platform built around the popular Raspberry Pi single board computer. Once you build the car, you can log in to...
View Article21 Spanish Language Resources to Keep You Motivated
If you are learning Spanish as a second language, one of the challenges is continuing to find new material that is appropriate for your current level. Of course, that changes every few weeks, as what...
View ArticleA week in Oaxaca Mexico: Tlayudas, Raspas, and Mezcal
Oaxaca (pronounced wa-HA-ka) is a state in southern Mexico with a capital city of the same name. In recent years, Oaxaca has become a popular tourist destination, well-known for its fantastic food...
View ArticleChiapas, Mexico: San Cristóbal, Cañon del Sumidero, and Palenque
After a week together in Oaxaca, my wife Jan headed home while I began a two-week solo adventure in the world of the ancient Maya. From Oaxaca, I flew to the Mexican state of Chiapas, where my main...
View ArticleThe Lancandon Jungle: Mayan sites of Yaxchilan and Bonampak
The main goal of this trip was to visit three of the most important Mayan archaeological sites: Palenque in Mexico, Tikal in Guatemala, and Copán in Honduras. While planning the trip, I looked at...
View ArticleFlores, Guatemala: Island of the Setting Sun
With a two-minute boat ride across the Usumacinta, I had crossed the border from Mexico into Guatemala. My lancha pulled up to the dock in what is hardly more than a one-street town. La Técnica,...
View ArticleMagical Tikal: Sunrise as the Jungle Awakens
One site on my itinerary was largely responsible for inspiring the entire journey: Tikal. This Mayan site in the Guatemalan jungle has long been on my list, and I was excited to finally be making it...
View ArticleCopán in Honduras: Stellar Stelae, plus Macaws
The fifth and final Maya site of my trip was located in a new country, Honduras. Getting there involved another long bus trip from Flores to Chiquimula, Guatemala, where I hired a taxi to take me the...
View ArticleThe Adventure of Traveling with Two Cats
If you have a pet, they are an important part of your family. So when we decided to make long-term travel a part of our lives, we had to figure out how to bring along our four-pawed friends. Meet Lexie...
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