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Happy Father's Day @ Oyamel Cocina Mexicana

June 16, 2013 • Leave a Comment

The best Mexican I have ever had in DC. Whether its authentic I have no idea. I love tapas style eating and the food here was almost exceptional. The chips were warm and very well seasoned to go along with the nice spicy salsa. I didn't exactly care for the cramped tables because I always need room to maneuver with the camera. Overall a fun place....

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Sand Sea Sun and Frozen Drinks

June 07, 2013 • 2 Comments

All of us travel for many reasons. Some travel to seek respite. While others travel to experience learn and to ultimately open their hearts and souls to allow different perceptions rush in. Travel is not just being someplace. It is taking the time to learn why that place is so different from the one you came from. I'm a big fan of meeting new cult...

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Satsuki Bonsai

June 03, 2013 • Leave a Comment

It is said that in Japan the beauty of an azalea bonsai in bloom is like the beauty of a courtesan dressed in her finest brocade kimono. Hard to believe but these little wonders are displayed at the US National Arboretum every year. I'm not too keen on the lighting inside the bonsai museum but everything else under the sun is pleasantly relaxing. U...

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The Land of the Rising Sun

May 07, 2013 • Leave a Comment

The Japanese called their country, Nihon, which means 'the source of the sun' or 'the land of the rising sun' because it is so far east. It is a land of mountains and lakes, of great cities and skyscrapers. And it is one of the wealthiest and most technologically advanced countries of the world. I was on a 5day tour traveling from Kansai, Kobe, Ha...

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Where Would We Be Without Salt: Long Hai Salt Farms

April 30, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Fascinated by salt ever since I blogged about the Salt Mines of Maras in Peru. Salt aka sodium chloride aka NaCl runs through our language, our history, our veins. Not worth his salt. Rub salt in a wound. True to his salt. With a grain of salt. Salty wit, salty personality, salty dog. Salad salsa salami—theres salt at the root of those words. In an...

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