La Basilica de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles

La Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles is easily the most recognizable building in Cartago, Costa Rica. Just do an internet search on Cartago, Costa Rica, and images of the Basilica are the first thing to appear. The Basilica draws hundreds of tourists every year, each impressed with the magnitude and architecture at this … Read more

Anthony Bourdain

Handwritten lists of Anthony Bourdain's Final Episodes

I have a notebook. In that notebook, I jot down blog post ideas as they occur to me. I have a growing list of subjects I want to talk about. On that list was Anthony Bourdain. As this blog gained momentum, and built up material I hoped to eventually write a post about Anthony Bourdain … Read more

A Salute to Past Flights to Costa Rica

You know, it seems like more and more airlines have merged. Going through my old travel papers, I realized I’ve flown on a lot of airlines that don’t even exist anymore! I bet a lot of us have. I’m not even old enough to remember the jet set, but when I started flying, let’s just … Read more