Day 4 of our trip to Panama was the closest to my heart. In 2013, I had first read about trips to the Embera villages and it was an experience I felt would add value. Especially for our children. The Embera people a part of the indigenous groups living in Panama, from times immemorial. The …
A few weeks ago, Sonny JJ asked if we could visit the National Videogame Museum in Frisco. Being a videogame aficionado and having heard from a couple of friends that it was worth a trip, he wanted to visit. Now, videogames are not quite down my alley but I was surprised that a national museum …
Last spring, I came across the website for Trinity Forest Adventure Park (TFAP), an aerial adventure course in Dallas. I planned to learn more about it last summer, but with our trips to Iceland and Greece and everything in between, I completely forgot about it. This summer, we are staying close to home and decided …
In November 2016, our family went on a Western Caribbean cruise with nine others. It was a trip of a lifetime, as we all spent a week together on board the ship, the Carnival Breeze. We went out of Galveston, and our ports of call were Cozumel, Belize City and Roatan, Honduras. I had read …
The first day after we arrived in Panama City, we had organized a day trip locally. Our guide/ driver was Saul with R and E transfer. he plan was to visit the Canal, Casco Viejo, the old town, Amador Causeway and other local areas. At 9 am sharp, Saul was waiting for us with our …
As I leafed through our mail this evening, I came across an envelope from Harvard University, addressed to Missy JJ, asking her to consider applying to their college. With its international fame and low acceptance rate of just over 5%, I wondered why Harvard needed to reach out. But seeing their official seal and …
One of the most unusual experiences visitors to Japan have is staying at a Ryokan and for us it was one of the most culturally interesting one and a highlight of our trip. A ryokan is a traditional Japanese inn. There are numerous ryokans along the route between Tokyo and Kyoto, the latter having being …