List a few Traveler Countries Who is qualified to call himself or herself an experienced traveler? I have started a couple of research projects, for one of the...
What to Expect When Telling the Truth I happened upon a great quote today, "All Truth passes through Three Stages: First, it is Ridiculed... Second, it is...
Photo of Moon Smiling In Bangkok I gave my Fuji Camera to a girl in Thailand, it was a good decision, I thought she had an eye for the unusual. Here is a great...
Sciatic Nerve I believe I am having Sciatic Nerve pain; this is not the problem a traveler should have… The 25-hour plane trip from Thailand to the USA was a...
15 Day Visa for Thailand It appears Thailand is losing the plot, Thailand has changed the “Border Run” rules, if a person crosses a land border, and...
Private Jet or Video Conference My guesstimate is that 98 percent of all personal meetings will be soon replaced by multiple webcam internet based video...
Life is Work in USA in Winter This is the first time I have been in the USA during winter in years; I do my best to avoid winter. There is no advantage to...
Travel is a Lifestyle Choice I have spent a week in the USA and I am continually preoccupied with comparing my life to my friends and family in the USA....
Prices of USA versus Planet Earth I hate to say it; however with this recent visit to the USA I have over-scrutinized my country. I love the USA, however I can...
Debtors Prison One thing the Auto Industry knows, there is no “Debtors Prison.” --------------------------------- Orland, Indiana Saturday, December 6,...
Taca Flight to Guatemala I will fly Monday morning from Chicago to Guatemala on a Taca flight I purchased online for about 230 U.S. Dollars. Taca.com airlines...
Just Say No to Vacation Blogs Hehehe, I have subscribed to 100’s of Travel Blogs and Newsletters over the years. However I seldom read these Travel Blogs,...
2008 December Enter Guatemala Leave USA December 8, 2008 I left the USA and entered Guatemala, I took a Taxi for 10 dollars from the airport to Antigua, then...
Taca First Class Upgrade I got on the Taca plane, took my seat, I arranged an exit seat over the wing, whereby I got a little more legroom, so I already had a...
Antigua to Panajachel Shuttle 40 Q I will take a 40 Quetzal shuttle van from Antigua to Panajachel at 7:20 am, I am not looking forward to the trip, I am...
Lago Atitlan Clich Photo The tourist shuttle van stops just before arriving to the city of Panajachel, Guatemala to look at the lake called Lago, Atitlan....
Why Catholics Need Big Guns I often wonder why Catholic countries appear to have more crime than other religions. Here are two photos showing the guns from...
Travel Insurance Fine Print There was a report on television the other day stating that Travel Insurance often has fine print saying it does not cover...
The History of December 12, 2008 It is 7:07 am here in Guatemala, I am wondering if today will be remembered in History. Senate says no to Bailout of the Auto...
Chris Ate a Hotdog in Guatemala A friend of mine Chris is here in Guatemala, yesterday while sitting on a couch out in front of my room he says, “I got sick...
Guatemala Typicals Worth Selling NGO - ONG, the save the world, hug a tree bunch in Guatemala have a one channel idea of helping the Guatemalan people sell...
Pirates in Rio Dulce Guatemala I am planning a trip to Rio Dulce to look for a sailboat, I came upon an Blog post about a boat that was attacked while on the...
Old or Fat or Codgers I am here in Guatemala, there is a surplus of older end-of-the-roader’s who are different than the young travelers who normally...
Green Revolution in Guatemala Chris was given a cookie here in Guatemala with a something green inside, inferring there was marijuana in the cookie. I realized...
Explaining Cultural Idiosyncrasies A friend of mine Jack is here in Guatemala, he reads my Travel Blog regularly. He alluded the other day to my Blog and said...
Ukraine Currency Plummets Money problems for a country are bad for the country, however sometimes great for travelers. It appears the money in Ukraine is...