travel – Fake Flamenco

history, Mexico, photography, Spanish Culture and Language, travel

Florida Fishing Jaunt Goes South

Very excited to tell you about the book Gauntlet in the Gulf, published this month by editor Claude Clayton Smith. The story is based on the 20th century travel diary that a doctor named William Lorenz kept about a shipwreck in a storm and his subsequent time in prison abroad. The supporting material contains translations […]

Afro-Latinos, history, photography, Spanish Culture and Language, travel

Little Known Facts: Rebecca Likes Chrome

The advertising bots can make all the hay they like, I’m putting this fact out there; I like chrome and classic cars. I’d like to go to Cuba, not as a political statement, but to see all the four wheeled splendor. Yes, and salsa dancing to great Cuban music live would also be part of […]

Chile, En español, Nature, Spanish Culture and Language, The Americas, travel

Southern Cross Stargazing Repost by Sally Cronin

Thanks to Sally Cronin for reposting my article about seeing the Southern Cross for the first time. The countryside of Southern Chile was the perfect place to see this famous constellation. See Sally’s Smorgasbord website for the complete bilingual article. Observando la cruz del sur, republicado por Sally Cronin Gracias a Sally Cronin por republicar […]

bilingual, En español, Living Abroad, Spanish Culture and Language, travel

Well Known by the Freight Office?

Part III of Rebecca’s Spain Stories When I awoke early the next morning, my first thought was of the freight office, not of Gaudí architecture or sightseeing. I bounded downstairs to ask the receptionist to dial the number. No answer. An hour later, at eight, a gruff man answered. I stuttered reading my claim number […]

Nature, photography, travel

Rebecca Is Out of the Office

Leaves flutter in the wind. Red, orange, yellow, green. Warm fire in the hearth. Snug cabin. Puzzle on a table. Box from the board game shelf, opened. Dominoes! We are relaxing as we have a long weekend from Eagle’s school. Last night’s sunset was sublime I’ll be checking in now and again. Thanks to all […]

bilingual, Chile, En español, Nature, travel

Chile: Southern Cross for the 1st Time

Musicians Crosby, Stills and Nash planted a seed in my mind with their song, “Southern Cross”. When would I see that famous constellation? Where would I be? Evan and I arrived in Santiago, Chile in August of 2001. As we entered into our first summer in the southern hemisphere, smog and light pollution kept us […]