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Adventure Tales from Kauai

Adventure Tales from Kauai
[caption id="attachment_3795" align="alignright" width="300"] Hiking in along Kauai's Napali Coastline[/caption] Alooooooooha from the Garden Isle of Kauai! This is my fourth summer on this island paradise. You betcha, I’m happy to be back. With thousands of miles between here and just about anywhere, you may ask, Why do I keep coming back to Kauai? Duh,…
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Adventures to Spain, Morocco, and Portugal With New Eyes

Adventures to Spain, Morocco, and Portugal With New Eyes
Recently I took a long, fifteen-hour flight from South Florida to Kauai, where I will be spending most of the summer. During this grueling, multiple leg trip, I had oodles of time to go through some of my recent photos, videos, and snaps. Although I know that you have been keeping up with my adventures…
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Cuban Cocktail Recipe – La Canchánchara

Cuban Cocktail Recipe – La Canchánchara
As someone that travels a lot, I typically don't buy many souvenirs. There is not enough space in my humble writing abode or backpack for much. So my best souvenirs over the years have been recipes. In my book, With New Eyes, I included recipes for tortilla española from my years in Spain as well as a…
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Get Your Summer Listening On – Win My Audio Book Contest

Get Your Summer Listening On – Win My Audio Book Contest
Hey there adventurers! Let me just take a moment to let out a WOOHOO! It's summmmmmmer! I know summer probably started for you like weeks ago with Memorial Day or when school let out. However, for me, it starts today. Since February, I've been on an intense tour across the globe to fabulous destinations Cuba,…
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A Conversation in Cuba I Will Never Forget

A Conversation in Cuba I Will Never Forget
After umpteen visits to Cuba, the country and its people continue to amaze me. Many will argue that Cuban perseverance, sense of community, and ingenuity are its biggest strengths, but I think Cuba’s approach to happiness is paramount and my greatest takeaway from Cuba. That is why I wanted to share this unforgettable conversation about…
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Hey You Remember to Look Up

Hey You Remember to Look Up
[caption id="attachment_3673" align="alignright" width="300"] Look Up from Cuba[/caption] As I witness people walking across the street glued to their phones or catch myself Snapchatting while on a mini-getaway to the Bahamas, I have to slap myself and virtually you all too. What are we doing? Are we living life in front of a screen instead…
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FIGT – Friday Is Good Therapy

FIGT – Friday Is Good Therapy
  WooHoo! The time has come. Drum roll, please... It's Friday Is Good Therapy time! Now, if you haven't heard of FIGT. Well, it's about time you do. Background: Roughly five years ago, I flipped the traditional TGIF to FIGT; thus, Friday Is Good Therapy was created. What was I thinking? As Friday typically marks the…
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The Secret to Turning 81

The Secret to Turning 81
This week, my father is turning eighty-one. Ok, for those of you that know him or have read about him in my books, you know that he is really eighty-one going on twenty-one in maturity and just general behavior. Now, my father won’t say that the only secret to turning eighty-one is acting young, but…
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Reader Review of Both When All Balls Drop and With New Eyes – 5 Stars

Reader Review of Both When All Balls Drop and With New Eyes – 5 Stars
Readers around the world have been submitting raving reviews for both When All Balls Drop and With New Eyes. However, this reader read one right after the other, sending in both of her reviews the very same day. Check out both of these 5 star reviews as well as an outstanding reader picture of both books amongst the vines…
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