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So it has been a few days since I’ve been on my Turkish getaway in the ancient city of Istanbul (it has had many names in the past), and so far, I’m having a great time.…

Before I left for Istanbul, I decided to try out a new concept in vacation rentals via an online service called Wimdu.  I found out about it after receiving some recommendations from friends who were making a lot…

After 12 grueling hours 30,000 feet above the earth, I finally made it to Istanbul.  I lucked out on my flight from Miami to Madrid with no one sitting next to me, but the overly…

After reading an article in USA Today…today, about how Mexico is spending $30 million on an ad campaign to bring back its favorite American tourists, I thought I’d do my part and help reiterate the…

Last night I went to a free wine tasting event compliments of Bordeaux Wines at a really cool “local’s” spot on South Beach called Bistro 555.  I sent the email invite over to my always…

When on a trip to Bogota for work, I was first introduced to a social system I had no idea existed, one consisting of 6 strata that basically define where you live, where you work, who…

When growing up and as a young American male, all I wanted to eat were cookies for breakfast (Cookie Crisp cereal satiated that one), so I guess it just makes sense that a young latin…

It seemed like a normal Sunday for me.  Up at 7, breakfast and straight to the city archives to scour the South American records post 1492 for any references to the ancient Mayan Mounds of…

Being involved in the world of Promotional Marketing is both a blessing and a curse.  On one hand, you work for yourself and are no one’s bit…employee, but on the other hand, you have zero work security.…

One of the coolest places I visited while living in Barcelona was the Salvador Dali Museum in Figueres, Spain (actually known as the Teatre-Museu Gala Salvador Dalí).  Figueres is a small city about 1.5 hours…

Well, after making  my monthly trip to the super market (I try to go weekly), I was in the home cleaning aisle looking to stock up on some paper towels when I saw this behemoth. It’s equal to 2.5 rolls…

The Below is a guest post from a good friend of mine, Brian Longin, who is currently  a Peace Corps Volunteer in the small island nation of Dominica…. The island of Dominica is rich in…

Once a predominantly working class Puerto Rican neighborhood of Miami (and still largely is), Wynwood is full-speed ahead in the gentrification process with the infiltration of many artists, musicians, entrepreneurs and, of course, everyone’s favorite conforming…