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10 “Injuries” During Our Cuba Trip

Shea jammed her finger winding up a Christmas spinning toy before we even left but luckily it only hurt for a day. Coming from a long line of Scots, I refuse to pay for something I can get for free. So while Shea goes to a tanning salon before any trip to get a nice glow […]

¶ Posted 06 January 2016 § Family § Humour § List § MemoryLane § Pace § Sasha § Shea § Travel § Xmas ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: health, travel

Music Monday – “From Alto Cedro, I go towards Marcané/I get to Cueto, head for Mayarí”

Back from a week in Cuba and I have this song stuck in my head. (Funny tangent about how things come around – a good friend of mine was a big fan of the Buena Vista Social Club when they exploded in the mid-to-late 1990’s. But at the time, I was too much into pretty standard […]

¶ Posted 04 January 2016 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: holiday, music, travel

10 “Must Have” Things I Look For In An All-Inclusive Resort

Shea and I have been on a handful of all-inclusive vacations over the years. Every place has had its good and bad points but overall, these varied trips to Mexico (Mazatlan, Mayan Riviera, Cancun), Cuba (Varadero) and most recently, the Dominican Republic (Punta Cana), have given me a pretty good idea of some of the things I […]

¶ Posted 16 September 2015 § Family § List § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Shea § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cool, holiday, parents

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 at the buffet”, “Name five things you’ll do on the plane”) and that’s continued after our return home. Tonight, we (okay, mostly *I* since the things Pace remembered […]

¶ Posted 10 March 2015 § Family § Humour § List § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Shea § Travel ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: cute, holiday, parents, travel

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 Cana… On The Plane to Punta Cana

¶ Posted 07 March 2015 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap § Shea § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: holiday

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 tour of the same chain we stayed at in the Dominican Republic but from their Mayan Riviera complex.