This first part is about my experience in Medellin. Click here to skip straight to the food. Actually when I am bored, I think about food, I plan food, I shop for food, and I eat. I have been in Medellin for nearly a month now, and I feel that I have to make one…
Category: Americas
Murder Capital of the World: Meh
It is hard to believe that this is the city, which was dubbed the Murder Capital of the World over 25 years ago. Today Medellin is a vibrant relatively safe city. It is a large city, with homeless, petty thieves, drunks, prostitutes, and the expected number of murders in those areas of the city where…
A Transition: July 10 – 17, 2017
I was sad to leave Warsaw. In some ways it wasn’t as fun as Mexico or Ecuador, but in overall lifestyle, it fitted me well. It is a bummer that I was limited to 90 days in a 180 period in Poland. If it weren’t going to be winter when I leave here, I would…
Texas: 7, 6 April, 2019
One thing I really like about visiting my friend in Texas, is walking around her neighborhood. Her dog likes this, since I take the dog on my walks. I see some interesting things as I walk. I have been visiting my friend there for about 15 years. Over that time, more and more of the…
A Business Trip: April 3-6, 2019
I had to fly up to Indianapolis on business for a few days. I used Southwest Vacations to book my hotel and rental car at the same time. I have to admit that I will never use Southwest Vacations again. They charged me for my hotel, but didn’t pay the hotel, so I had to…
Cooking Class, and where it led: April 2, 2019
One of the high points of my visit to my friend in Houston, was going to a cooking class in the Central Market HEB. I had never been to one of the Central Markets before, and was quite impressed. To be honest I didn’t want to go to the cooking class. Her husband was supposed…
Honolulu: March 26 -27, 2019
My visit in Honolulu was only two weeks, but I had a lot of fun while I was there. My friend introduced me to kale smoothies. I gutted my backpack and left some things I no longer need in the storage unit. I spent time with great friends. I took a lot of photos; some…
Walking in Paradise: March 25, 2019
One of the things that bugs me … a lot, is when the media slants news coverage to make other countries seem to be bad places, based on a few instances of bad actions of some bad actors. When I headed to South America, many of my friends warned me to be safe, because the…
Lunch at Julia’s: March 22, 2019
One of the nice things about only being home for two weeks, was that my friends made a concerted effort to see me. My union rep, hearing that both Diana and I were in town, invited us to lunch. He brought along two of the guys. When so many union members show up for a…
Walking Around Honolulu: March 21, 2019
The main reason I had to come back to Honolulu was to see all my doctors and my CPA. I really don’t feel like choosing a new base of operations right now. The week was busy with appointment after appointment. I took advantage of being home to go to Lorrain at Connie Gale’s, to get…