There She Goes…

Thursday started off pretty relaxing with a stroll on the beach before logging into work. We walked to the nearby surf school and were disappointed to see surf lessons at $85 USD for an hour and a half. That seems a bit expensive so we decided to skip it this trip. Sadly, we missed saying…… Continue reading Well now I hate Semana Santa too!

I was extremely cruda on Sunday after celebrating our engagement Saturday night. Lots of love has been pouring in from all over the world and when I asked my cousin for a special celebratory “floral arrangement” (ahem, marijuana), he made a stop to come congratulate us in person. He taught me some new words, like…… Continue reading I am comprometida. We are comprometidos.

Doing Cabo a little different this year… since my Dad was diagnosed with cancer [officially] last December and started chemo treatment pretty quickly, we weren’t sure if we could keep our April reservation at my aunt’s condo. For those new to the blog, or those readers who have forgotten, typically my Mom & I rent…… Continue reading Smiling into Mexico

Our first stop was Cabo, which had us putting our anchor down in the middle of a bay and taking a tender (or smaller boat) to the dock. As we pulled into our “parking space,” I spotted at least 2 whales. And that’s about the highlight for that port. I was too cruda (hungover) to…… Continue reading Ballena Whisperer returns to Mexico

Day 2 was a sea day so we didn’t do much except eat and drink. I am reading a book in Spanish and enjoyed a few minutes in the hot tub – it was crowded and should have been called a “warm tub.” Maybe I’m not a cruise person after all. After a brief siesta,…… Continue reading Making friends as the “Mexican Kim Kardashian“

I never thought I’d be a cruise person. The idea of being on a ship, seeing the same people every day & being trapped with them is just too much for my travel style. I prefer solitude & freedom to choose my own adventure. But the Boyfriend (dubbed Travel Boy by a Reader) found a…… Continue reading I must be a cruise person now

I’m sure you, dear Reader are brimming with curiosity on how I found myself in Salt Lake City, Utah. T.B. -not The Boyfriend’s actual initials but he has been dubbed Travel Boy by one of my loyal readers. And since I love the dual meaning behind the initials, we’ll go with that. So T.B. has…… Continue reading Going awake in Utah

I debated a few times with myself on whether I should blog a domestic weekend trip with The Boyfriend or not. And then I remembered, I’m the freaking author of this blog so I can write whatever I want! Everything is going fine between us, but before I make any more major commitments, I need…… Continue reading SL,UT!

I have this classification system. There a REI people and there are non-REI people. There are Burning Man people and there are non-Burners. There are Cruise-for-over-4 days people and there is Amy. I fall into the latter category for all of those. Now my parents… they are REI people and Cruisers (in fact they already…… Continue reading Day 6: They let the flasher into Canada

Still adjusting to the time change, and waking up at 6am to ‘sunlight’, we found ourselves in Skagway, Alaska. Our excursion report time was 9am so we had a leisurely breakfast in the dining room. We have all agreed that the buffet is for lunch only. No one likes to wake up and have to…… Continue reading Day 4: Skagway. No thanks to a glacial facial!