Central / South America Adventure – Day 3: Jungle Walk

Our hotel is in the jungle. There is a road to get there, a beautiful entrance gate and perfectly manicured grounds. The beach lines one side and the rest is beautiful lush greenery. The jungle walk starts at 10 am. It’s hotter and sweatier than a a fat man’s armpit in hell. I am sweating Continue reading →

Central / South America Adventure – Day 2: Which way to the beach?

After 10 solid hours of sleeping like I was dead, I woke up to this: Life is good. And it gets even better. Eating at an all inclusive is like an all access pass to your favourite concert or a shopping spree where you aren’t paying. There is food everywhere. All the time. They even have Continue reading →

Central / South America Adventure – Day 1: Time to get your travel on

I rarely choose ‘vacations’ over travel, but when my girl Jen is like, “Let’s go to the beach!”, the only acceptable response is “Hells Ya!!” This is by far the least prepared I have been for any trip. EVER.  When we originally booked the trip I was supposed to have finished my contract and I Continue reading →

Numbing my Netherlands

I didn’t deliberately set out to cause myself excruciating pain. For those of you that know me, my alter ego is a dirtbag. I don’t wear makeup. I have Asian hair, so I don’t even have to brush it in the morning. Now that I work from home, it’s pretty much all jammers, all day. Continue reading →

Day 6: These… are the days… of our cleanse

When I was younger, my grandma used to watch all of the soap operas all day long.  Guiding light, General Hospital, The Young and The Restless (this last one I am referencing me, not the soap). I think spending all day at home with the fruits and veggies has made me stir crazy.  I picture Continue reading →