Recently we were lucky enough in Granada to have Paul (from Seattle), walk in to PURE.. (our gym/yoga/spa center) and offer a workshop in Acroyoga. Acroyoga is a combination of yoga and acrobatics. It requires trust as well as focus. I jumped (literally)…
Much as we love living in Nicaragua, the one drawback has been the limited range of gastronomy in Nicaragua, in the past. As a family of foodies, we have high standards and have a history of family cooking competitions. So…
Before we left for Cuba, Peta was trying to score some greens. Let’s explain: Our prior experience was that Cubanos are carnivores. Intellectually, we know that is not true, because we have read about Cuba’s pro-active policy to create food…
While Camaguey is a beautiful city, we intend to spend time in nature during our vacation. The potential destinations from Camaguey are plentiful, but the logistical solutions are not. Within a couple of hours of Camaguey lies an archipelago of…
. We’re back in Cuba! Last year was our first time in Cuba, a location we selected because of its proximity to Nicaragua, wanting to visit before the US embargo is finally lifted, with the prospect of hordes of American…
For the last few days an elderly man with a walker, parks himself on the sidewalk, sitting right outside our front door. He is there from early in the morning, and then stays there, throughout the day. This in and of…
Peta the urban organic gardener! Rooftop mint, basil, spinach and katuk A first harvest of tear shaped tomatoes from our rooftop terrace garden at our casa “Hubbert’s Peak” Peta has a green thumb! or orange thumb in this case. Tomatoes…
Our first “granada” (pomegranate) on a tree that Peta planted from a pomegranate seed. Not a common fruit tree in these parts. The garden is lush.. romantic and shaded. An oasis of color! Bamboo house resident on the spiral steps up…