Cruising for the Culinary Snob

I had heard a lot about the "cruising" lifestyle and contemplated if this would be a vacation style that would suit the foodie in me. I couldn't imagine not loving boating around the ocean with exotic ports to choose from, nightly entertainment already planned for me and thousands of people who could potentially turn into [...]

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Holding Parrots in Honduras

Gumbalimba Park Roatan, Honduras On our way to hold a monkey and after crossing the scary suspension bridge, we were able to play with the parrots at the Gumbalimba Free-Flying Parrot Preserve. And nobody pooped.

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Touring the Tulum Mayan Ruins | Mexico

I had severe anxiety trying to decide which Mayan Ruin I wanted to tour on my Western Caribbean vacation. Both Belize and Mexico boast some of the most awe-striking. Do I make my choice based purely on beauty or vastness of the site or the rare opportunity to climb such delicate remains? Or do I decide based on [...]

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Walking a Suspension Bridge in Roatan, Honduras

There was only one thing standing, or should I say swaggering, between me and my monkeys…a 237 foot long semi-stable, suspension bridge. No bridge, no monkeys…no way! We were at the Gumbalimba Park in Roatan, Honduras and I wanted to hold a monkey…bad. The tour guide led us around the lush grounds, diverting our attention with colorful foliage [...]

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Monkeying Around in Honduras

I have a bit of a, not-so-secret, obsession with monkeys. Not the kind that throw their crap at you at the zoo, but the small cuddly ones that you could slap a diaper on and tote around like a hairy child. I was on an uncontrollable high when I found out that my dream of holding a monkey [...]

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Cave Tubing with the Bats in Belize

I had always thought that I would be accomplishing this goal by spelunking through the mud-filled, bat-infested, claustriphobically narrow caverns of California, which I was elated to do. But, when I heard that there was such a thing as "Cave Tubing" my direction turned to the water-filled, bat-infested,  claustriphobically chilly caves deep in the rain forest of Belize. After [...]

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Fresh Coconut Juice in Grand Cayman

We were in Grand Cayman patiently waiting in line for our Swimming with Stingray, Hell & Turtle Farm excursion to begin when "The Coconut Man" wheeled in his shopping cart and plastic garbage can filled with fresh coconuts. I had definitely partook in consuming coconut milk when dabbling in Thai curries and had assumed this [...]

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The Grand Cayman Turtle Farm

The actual goal on my Bucket List is to "Watch Turtles Hatch & Run for the Ocean" and this was kind of close…sort of…ok, not really. But, it was really cool and a new experience so that warrants at least a mention. Our recent Swimming with the Stingray excursion included a trip to the Cayman Turtle [...]

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strikingSIGHTS: Town of Hell

  Been to Hell Hell, Grand Cayman The town of Hell is a tourist attraction for many visitors who are going to Swim with Stingrays in Grand Cayman. It is made up of these short, black limestone formations.

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Swimming with (& Kissing) the Stingrays

Swimming with Stingrays has gotten a bad rap ever since the Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, was killed by being pierced in the chest by the tail of this amazing creature. It's a one-in-a -million fluke, but it does happen and that was enough to scare the bejesus out of me. But, apparently, not enough. I booked the "Stingray Sandbar, [...]

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