Awesome time in Panama and glad to be back. A few factoids from the trip: 1) It is harder than it looks to dodge a Colombian cougar. 2) Captain Morgan rum is named after 17th-century English admiral, privateer, and pirate, Sir Henry Morgan, who ransacked and destroyed Panama City. 3) It takes a ship about […]
Category Archives: Travel
July
06
The History of San Francisco’s Nicknames
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
via The Bold Italic. SAN FRANCISCO IS A LOT OF THINGS. It’s hippies, hipsters, vagrants, flagrants, artsy, fartsy, and more. You name it, and it probably lives here. And accordingly, no single nickname has ever really stuck for Saint Frank. Riffs on the grand title of our city come and go. Many of them are […]
Day 3 from Panama
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
My third day in Panama. I had a hot tour guide Jean Pierre who took me to El Valle de Anton. The best part of the trip were the waterfalls and environmental features: including the Chorro El Macho, Las Mozas waterfall, “square” trees behind Hotel Campestre, and a group of small thermal pools (which consist […]
June
29
Day 1 from Panama
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Day 1 in Panama. What a remarkable country. I spent today along the canal, then checking out Casco Viejo. I met some really cool Argentinians who a tagged along with for sightseeing. The dogs and cats I have passed make me miss Max and Zoe. This afternoon I am resting up and catching up on […]
June
27
Vacation: Destination Panama
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
For the next 10 days, I am taking off for Panama. I will be staying in a resort in a rainforest. Very excited for the experience and the ability to detach from everything. In the meantime, I have queued up blog posts for the 200 or so people who come to my site daily.
January
01
Loch Ness, Scotland
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Originally posted on Pixel Px:
As a continuation of our trip up into the Highlands, we visited the almighty Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle. Urquhart Castle is really gorgeous and was shrouded in cloud and mist when we went. It really is a great place to see Loch Ness and has some really interesting history…
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