In addition to eating, our other plan for our weekend get-away trip to San Antonio involved renting bicycles and riding the full Mission Trail. San Antonio has five historic missions dating from the 18th century. Most Americans know about the Alamo Mission (Remember the Alamo!), but are less informed about the other four surviving missions. […]
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Another Great Infographic
This time about my beloved Africa. Source Click to view larger Amazing, huh?
Angry Birds
I’ve never played the Angry Birds game, but I have heard about it. And I don’t think you can go in a discount retailer without seeing some type of plushie Angry Birds toy. But that’s not the point of this post. Last night I had an actual encounter with angry birds. While stopped at a […]
World (or at least Texas) Famous BBQ
If there’s one thing that’s sure to happen when you’re on a hurry-up-and-get-there road trip, you’re going to miss a meal. At least we planned to miss a meal on our way to Shiner, Texas, and were properly fortified with carrot sticks and water. Hey – it did the job for delaying starvation so we’d […]
Shiner – Pride of Texas
On the way to the San Antonio Marathon, The Boy, our best friends and I stopped in Shiner, Texas to visit the Spoetzl Brewery, home of Shiner Beer. We love factory tours. Shiner, like many great factories, offers a free tour of the facilities. It’s fascinating to learn how things are made, whether you like the […]
Flashback Friday
Speaking of trigger events, I recently stumbled upon two videos that take me back 15 years to my time in Kenya. The Swahili/English pop sensation of 1997: The quick-to-learn tourist Swahili jingle: Enjoy! (Man, does this ever make me want to hop on a plane…)
Trigger Events
It’s funny how a smell, a conversation or an event can bring back strong, random memories from the past. I had that happen this weekend. We were back in town after a marathon weekend in East Texas (literally a marathon that The Boy ran). The Boy, marathon-worn and all, headed off to teach the youth at […]
And Finally…The Food
Oh, the food at Sierra Lago. Cooking at home the past few days has been more than a let down. Let us be clear: The food wasn’t designed to please a tourist’s palate. Mealtimes aren’t scheduled to match American’s preference. (Lunch at 2:30? Dinner at 8:30?) As The Boy said, “This is the first time […]
Sierra Lago: The Resort
I was going to write a rhapsodic description of Sierra Lago Resort and Spa, but decided that since a picture is worth a thousand words, I’d let the visuals do the talking. After our bumpy drive up the mountainside, we were greeted by an impressive, yet somewhat understated, entry gate. It took another 5 minutes of winding through the mountains […]