6 of the Best Things to Do in Bruges, Belgium
Oooooooh, Europe! I have to admit, the very mention of it gets me thinking about cobblestones and architecture and foreign languages and art and piazzas (and pizzas!). Last night I happened to be watching an episode of the TV show House Hunters International, which featured the city of Bruges, which got me thinking about a trip we had taken there years ago. Bruges (or Brugge) was one of the...
Avoiding the Amazon’s “Tiny 5”
Africa has their 'Big Five', the 5 most coveted animals to spot and photograph when you are on safari: lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and the cape buffalo, considered to be the most dangerous of all. But the Amazon has an entirely different group of dangerous inhabitants, what I would call the 'Tiny 5', that unlike their African counterparts, are not particularly photogenic, and which you should...
Hangovers and the Art of Negotiation
The Art: A ceramic statuette from Cancun, Mexico The Story: When I heard about a large local arts and crafts market in the town of Cancun, I couldn't resist the opportunity to see a little of what the artisans had to offer, so I headed into town, still hungover from the previous night's tequila games on the beach. Which, as it turned out, actually sharpened my bargaining skills in the market....