Category Archives: Food

Where Were We…?

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Henry

Once out of the burning building… no, wait, wrong serial. Oh yeah, when we last left our intrepid heroes, they were about to leave the sunny beaches of El Salvador for the even sunnier towns and cities of Nicaragua. Editor’s … Continue reading →

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A hit and a miss

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Elizabeth

Yuca fritters with syrup and chicha, an alcoholic beverage made from rice. I ate three servings of the fritters, but the chicha I ended up pouring down the sink, where I’m sure it scoured the drain clean.

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Over the Volcano

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Henry

As has been mentioned here once or twice before, Joe likes to jump into water, whether from high places or whilst sporting SCUBA gear. Elizabeth seems most in her element in the dozens of museums we’ve visited, or winding through … Continue reading →

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Fresh fish and dried butterflies

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Elizabeth

Before we got stuck in Lotus Land, we stopped in the city of La Ceiba. It’s one of the largest cities in Honduras, set on the Caribbean coast just across from the beautiful bay islands, with mountains and cloud forests … Continue reading →

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Please Pass the Lotus

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Henry

Ed. note: Although post topics have been accumulating, and are waiting in the queue for human attention, this post concerns today, right now. We’ll get back to the others presently. Elizabeth’s folks have a place in the Upper Peninsula. Cross … Continue reading →

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Antigua

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Elizabeth

Antigua is to Guatemala as Austin is to Texas. It’s charming, you can get a cappuccino with soy milk, and it’s chock full of non-natives. All the language schools here (and there are many) operate on the no curriculum/individualized lesson … Continue reading →

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Quinces

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Elizabeth

Quinces in Central America are very small; they are the size of apricots, unlike our grapefruit-sized quinces in Michigan. They taste the same raw, though, as Joe discovered when he bit into one. They’re called manzanillas, which is, indeed, the … Continue reading →

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In and Out of the Jungle

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Henry

Yesterday we pulled into Chetumal in the early afternoon. All three of us were warm and sticky and more fragrant than we cared to be. As we approached, the map had indicated some Mayan ruins very near the road we … Continue reading →

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