Mexico City and Oaxaca

When we first received our assignment to Guatemala and started thinking about regional travel, Misha said to me that if we were going to visit Mexico, she didn’t want to go anywhere she’d already been. Well, much like James Taylor, I’d never really been but I sure wanted to go. We haven’t been able to take advantage of the regional travel as much as we originally thought due to Misha’s cancer treatment, but after traveling to Mexico City on my own in February, I had to go back. Misha had never been to Oaxaca, widely considered one of the premiere culinary destinations of the Western Hemisphere, so that’s how we spent our extended Memorial Day Weekend.

June 23, 2024 0

A Weekend in Bogota

When Misha was provided the opportunity to go to Bogota for a four-day training on atrocity prevention, we jumped at the chance to bundle it with some tourist activity. We flew down on a Friday in April, and I returned on Monday. Misha stayed for her training, which included one big tourist attraction outside of the city that I missed out on. Bogota is the third largest city in South America by population, home to over 8 million people. It’s also very high up in the mountains of Colombia, with an altitude of over 8600 feet.

June 18, 2024 0

Out and About in Guatemala

We’ve gone on a number of trips around Guatemala since our first visit to Lake Atitlan in December. Most of these were limited to extended weekends or day trips and included trips with family and friends alike. Some stops along the way were new to us, while we returned to many others. Here is a recap of our Guatemala 2024 tour to date.

June 15, 2024 0