We spent three nights in San Ignacio, the second largest urban area in Belize, about a 90 minute drive from Belize City and only 9 miles from the Guatemala border. The main street is Burns Avenue, on which we stayed, which is busy day and night, but not obnoxiously so. About a week before our […]
Arrival into Belize
Our trip to Belize was pretty much uneventful. We took an early morning flight out of Newark directly to Belize City. There were a number of empty seats on the plane. About four planes arrived close to each other leading to a a very busy immigration and customs hall however we were able to breeze […]
Trader Joe’s Sea Salt Brownie Petites
Bites of heaven What was it that attracted me to this plastic container of sweet and salty yummy-ness at Trader Joe’s? I’m sure it was just that. The sea salt (French s’il vous plait). The delicate petite bites. The simple fact of it being a chocolate fudge brownie. And as in a trance into my […]
Gustatory memories of Berlin
Part of the experience of travel is the food. It doesn’t even have to be gourmet. I love local street food. Ironic, as as an infectious disease physician I frequently counsel against eating and drinking purchases from street vendors when travelling internationally so as to not acquire a food borne illness. Even better is the […]
Goodbye New Orleans
Monday, our last day in New Orleans, saw us still stuffed. Therefore we smartly scratched our plans to have breakfast buffet at The Court of Two Sisters. Instead, after checking out, we returned to Cafe Beignet for our last beignets then tried to find someplace for lunch. Yep, we love food. We ended up settling […]
New Orleans – Sunday Jazz Brunch
Sunday morning was Brunch Day! We slept in late then got ready for our 11 am meal, and what a meal it was. We sauntered over to Arnaud’s Restaurant in the blazing mid-morning sun and we were quickly seated. My co-workers commented as to how colourful we were in comparison to the other guests. I […]
New Orleans: Swamp Tour & Cocktail Tour
Saturday morning, we woke up bright and early for Dr. Wagner’s Swamp Tour. We were picked up at our hotel and on our way there the driver gave us a little tour of the land, especially regarding the effects of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans. That was sobering. The swamp was beautiful and serene. We […]
New Orleans – Day 1
We arrived in New Orleans on a Friday around 10am and shared a taxi with one other lady to our hotel Astor Crowne Plaza in the French Quarter. It is on the corner of Canal Street and Bourbon Street and at night we could hear the fun, crowds, and music down below from our 5th […]
Gambling in Las Vegas
Our last day in Las Vegas was totally unscripted. We got up at a reasonable hour but I was starving which is unusual for me. I wanted to get our boarding passes. Despite our so called complimentary boarding pass access at the internet kiosks I was prompted for payment. Turns out I wasn’t the only […]
Milos & Phantom of the Opera – Las Vegas Style
Flowers make up this painting, Bellagio The only plan for Thursday was the 7 pm The Phantom of the Opera show at The Venetian thereby allowing my mother to decide what she wanted to do until then. Having enjoyed her restaurant experience the night before, she wanted to have a formal lunch. Having picked out […]
A lover of mangoes. A woman - smart, without pretense, lefthanded, Afropolitan - navigating this thing called life. An unapologetic believer in social justice and karma. Choosing to radiate positive energy and be true to myself. Here, my musings.