Caribbean & Central America

Oranjestad, Aruba – Netherlands Antilles – sightseeing and the Butterfly Farm

In addition to beaches, there are a few cultural things you can do in Aruba if your cruise lands in...

Dominican Republic – intro

The Dominican Republic is on the island of Hispaniola. This island is shared with the nation of Haiti. The Dominican...

Panama – Baha'i Temple

There is one Baha’i temple on each continent.  They are open to people of all religions. I’ve only been to...

Grenada – Grenade-ah :-)   The Spice Island

Grenada – Grenade-ah :-) The Spice Island

Again a pronunciation: Grenade-ahI was pronouncing it incorrectly because I used to live in a building called the Grenada Center,...

Cuba – Museum of the Revolution (with Abraham Lincoln)

Cuba – Museum of the Revolution Havana’s Museum of the Revolution is housed in the former Presidential Palace which hosted...

Panamanian nature and wildlife

   

Panama Canal Museum and PANAMA sign

The Panama Canal Museum is in the old part of Panama City. It costs $10 to enter (at this time)....

Swimming with a fever of stingrays (Caribbean)

Swimming with a fever of stingrays (Caribbean)

Swimming with a stingray fever Yes, that’s what a group of stingrays is called. A fever.  One of the more...

Panama – leafcutter ants

Panama – Leafcutter Ants It’s always fun when you, as a tourist, find something so mundane to people from the...

What to know: Royal Dolphin experience with Dolphin Discovery

When I was on a Caribbean cruise this past winter, one of the things I really wanted to do was...