Year: 2015

Five Funniest Moments During Our Trip To The Dominican Republic

Before the trip, Pace and I kept playing The List Game (“Name five things you’re going to do on the beach”, “Name five things you’re going to eat

Music Monday – “Why are there so many/Songs about rainbows/And what’s on the other side?”

Sad news at yesterday’s Telemiracle as Sesame Street’s Bob McGrath, a fixture on the show for 38 years having missed only one year due to a scheduling conflict,

Saturday Snap – On the Plane on the Way to Punta Cana

  We forgot to get before & after pics like we did on the way to Cuba but here’s a photo of us on the way to Punta

Friday Fun Link – How Are Pistachio Nuts Harvested and Roasted?

I love any behind-the-scenes video of this type but this one is particularly relevant as Shea and I are on a total pistachio kick right now…

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Good-Bye To #cuba and #dominicanrepublic Four Years Apart (2011 & 2015)

Pace saying good-bye to Cuba and the Dominican Republic at the end of our holidays, four years apart…  

Behind The Scenes at a 5-Star All-Inclusive Resort on the Mayan Riviera

After our recent holiday, I was interested in learning more about these mega-resorts (practically mini-cities) operate. This article provides a great overview on this subject, giving a behind-the-scenes

Q&A With the Selfie Stick’s Unsung Canadian Inventor

These things (presumably some originals and some knock-offs) were fairly common sights in Punta Cana though not ubiquitous by any measure either.

Music Monday – “What’s the reason why/Da Vinci had to paint/Lennon had to write/About peace”

Remember how, in the old days, you’d try to maximize your $14.99 (or $19.99 or more!) when buying a cassette or CD? To do this, instead of blowing

Saturday Snap – Farewell to #PuntaCana #grandpalladium

Back from our week long holiday in the Dominican Republic and now the long sad process of unpacking and downloading all the pictures we took and catching up

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