Robert Strauss’ travel advice? When faced with go-or-no-go, then go. Strauss is a long time journalist living in Haddonfield, New Jersey. Once a staffer for the Philadelphia Daily News and Sports Illustrated, he is the rare bird who’s made his way as a freelance writer, contributing regularly to The New York Times, several alumni journals, [...]
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Howler Monkey, Tikal, Guatemala
A family of howler monkeys, we’re told, usually consists of a male, a few females, ...
By River in Belize to Lamanai
One of our two adventures in Belize was heading to the Mayan city Lamanai by river. Booked through our hotel, the Black Orchid Resort, the day trip was a great balance of jungle river tour of flora and fauna, plus a leisurely walk through the ruins of Lamanai with just four others. Our guide, Carlos, [...]
Cutting in Line with the Global Entry Program
I haven’t had the chance to use it yet for return to the United States, but I’m looking forward to breezing by the lines at United States Immigration with my new Global Entry status. Here’s how it works. In most points of entry at US airports, there are electronic kiosks where you insert your passport, [...]
The ATM Cave in Belize is Older Than I Am
Our exploration of the Actun Tunichil Muknal (The Cave of the Crystal Sepulchre, known simply as ATM here in English-speaking Belize) in western Belize today inspired me to add a category of posts to Travel Past 50: “I’m Too Old for This Shit.” When I expressed this sentiment to Kris, she corrected me. “Tom, you [...]
A Week and More in Cozumel
This is how a week in Cozumel turns into 12 days, and more. The day we allowed the waiter Guadalupe (sic) to invite us in to his restaurant, Los Dorados de Villa (two-for-one Margaritas and wi-fi gets us every time), we were destined to talk to everyone in the place. José first made his presence [...]
How Dan Buettner Travels
This is the first of our occasional interviews with people who travel – and travel a lot! Dan Buettner has been traveling for decades, beginning with an around-the-world bike ride, and a couple of trans-continental north to south bike adventures thrown in for good measure. He’s an internationally recognized explorer, educator, and public speaker. He’s [...]
Tulum Essentials: Start Here for Best Views
Tulum is known for its Mayan ruins, the only ruins found on the coast of Mexico. It is true these ruins are worthwhile, but they are also crowded by tourists from the Riviera Maya–resorts to the north including Playa del Carmen and Cancún. Or maybe we’d seen our quota of ruins for the week. What [...]
50 Random Thoughts About Travel
I was actually sitting around yesterday morning thinking. Yes, it happens some times. Of course, it doesn’t do anyone else any good unless I somehow communicate those thoughts. “If only I had a machine for recording them, and if only I had a means to disseminate them,” I mused. Oh wait! Here they are. The [...]
Merida: Beers, Beets, and Mayan Language Lessons
Traveling, especially how we do it, can be a bit of a drudge sometimes. When we’re actually moving, which is to say when we’re not housesitting or renting an apartment for months at a time, we usually spend, at most, four days in a place. Often, we tend to slip into a predictable pattern. We [...]
About Kristin and Tom
We're Kristin Henning and Tom Bartel. In 2010, we sold our business, our home, our possessions, and gave away our dog (to a good home.) We've been traveling the world ever since. Read more...
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