Category Archives: Central America & the Caribbean

Family Film of Pre-Castro Cuba

Posted on February 25, 2011 by

Like the Arnolds of TV’s “The Wonder Years,” my father’s family had a home movie camera. Beginning around 1946, birthdays, weddings, vacations, and other happenings would not escape the eye of the Super 8. There are hours of footage through … Continue reading →

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Feeling Snowed In? Escape to Vieques.

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

If you live in the northern U.S. and are tired of snow, the threat of snow, and the media endlessly  blabbering about snow, chew on this: for as little as $180, and without a passport or visa, you can fly … Continue reading →

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Barf Bags and Howler Monkeys in Costa Rica

Posted on October 9, 2009 by

In June 2008, I took a 13-day trip to Costa Rica. It was my first international trip in a year and a half, so I wanted to make it as relaxing as possible. Normally, when I travel to a foreign … Continue reading →

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