Port of Call Roatan, Honduras

Roatan, The Other Caribbean Most everyone is familiar with at least a few Caribbean islands like Sint Maarten, the Virgin Islands, Jamaica and Grand Cayman but there are a number of lesser known tropical islands that share that same Caribbean Sea. Roatan is the largest of the Honduran Bay Islands in the Caribbean and isContinue reading “Port of Call Roatan, Honduras”

Todays Image • A Warm Day In Vietnam?

On visiting Vietnam everywhere we saw women wearing outfits that suggested they were cold. Considering temps in the 80’s and 90’s it seemed extremely odd. Trying to figure out what was going on we asked a local man and were told that Vietnamese women considered having a light complexion made them more attractive and theyContinue reading “Todays Image • A Warm Day In Vietnam?”

An Old House In St. Croix

A few years ago at an outdoor art fair there was an artist showing watercolors of scenes in the Caribbean. One caught my eye as it was an old house that I thought I recognized and I asked if it was on St. Croix. She said yes and that she had lived there for aContinue reading “An Old House In St. Croix”

A Day On Haleakalā

A Large Volcano on the Hawaiian’ Island of Maui If you are visiting Maui be sure and take the time for a morning visit to another world. Haleakalā offers a glimpse into a landscape that leaves the impression that you have visited Mars, with the bonus of spectacular vistas of the Pacific and the islandContinue reading “A Day On Haleakalā”