One of the most impressive landscapes in the world can be found in the Loire valley in France. This region boasts over 100 estates and many offer tours of the chateaux and extensive gardens that impress the even the most urban of tourist. It is worth a week to follow the valley down from Paris…
Federale Police Shakedown – Cancun Mexico – Travel Warning
When traveling in the Yucatan it is not uncommon for the local police to pull over marked rental cars and shake them down for money. Often the grift starts at the speedbumps throughout cities and the borders between towns. On my last trip this was exactly what happened to me. Supposedly I went over a…
Red Salsa – Recipe
Salsa is a staple fiesta dip from Mexico to Texas and around the world. Next time you have a party make your own and impress your friends. Its cheap, easy, healthy and delicious. They even named a dance after it, mocked New York City over and wrote an episode on a hit TV show about…
Neuschwanstein Castle
Ludwig II was an extravagant man who had a private and complicated life. After leaving his fiance, the night king escaped reality by building fairy tale castles of yesteryear as he withdrew from traditional duties of his kingdom living in a world of fantasy. Instead he focused on lavishly entertaining his eccentricities and had a…
Mercado 28 – Cancun, Mexico
White Linens, cheerfully painted skulls, cigars, tequilas, vibrantly painted ceramics, and trinkets of all sorts abound. Under the pavilions’ steaming hot maze of shops playfully, aggressive hawkers try to offer high prices and attract your attention any way possible. “Cheaper than Walmart” is continually being heard. Named from its neighborhood district number, Mercado 28 is…
Tomatilla Salsa Verde – Recipe
Salsa is a staple on the Mexican table. In the Yucatan its Salsa Verde. Its a tangy, spicy sour and sweet salsa that hits the spot. Here is how you make it… 6 Tomatillas – Take a towel and get the wax and papery stems off, wash them thoroughly 1 white onion or 2 traditional…
Hummus – 2-2-2 Good Recipe
Hummus is a great dip to travel with and keeps well at all temperatures if you plan on hiking and camping. Try mixing it up with some white beans vs chick peas. My family has been using this recipe since the 80s! Try it out and let me know what you think… 1 can or…
La Parrilla, Restaurant – Spotlight Cancun, Mexico
La Parrilla has been dishing out the best local cuisine in Cancun since 1975 and has aged like fine wine, now with 3 restaurants in town! I have been coming to the downtown location for years and it’s amazing every time. La Parrilla is a Cancun Facet that has great local atmosphere and authentic, homemade…
Cenotes, Yucatan Peninsula
Soft limestone in the Yucatan gets eroded over time forming gigantic cenotes dotting the Yucatan peninsula edge where the impact crater that wiped out the dinosaurs hit the earth so many millions of years ago. The mayans believe that the caves and cenotes were literally gateways into the underworld. When drought came they sacrificed many…
Chitzen Itza – Mexico
The temple of Kukulcan, the central temple structure, built around 670, took 200 years to design and over 13 or so to build. Chitzen Itza, or the sorcerers of water, was central to Mayan culture which began around AD 600 thriving from a long period of heavy rain that enabled a population boom. It is…
Journey Into Cuisine 