K Danforth

Hola Amigos, FRIDAY: Today, we went to Tulum, a site of Mayan ruins about 60 miles or so from our resort. We signed up for the "express" tour, which meant that we'd leave at about 7am and get back "a little after 1pm." At least, that's what the travel company's sales rep told us the previous day. We envisioned ourselves in a van cruising straight to Tulum, where we'd meet up with a guide, get the low-down on the place, swim a bit (Tulum is on the sea), dry off and grab a bit to eat and then come straight back home in the van. It didn't go down exactly like that. Here's the story... CC and I, and another couple jumped on a big tour bus at 650am. The bus drove south to another resort, ... read more

Hola, When my friend Sarah and her fiancée Dylan got engaged last year, they decided to have a destination wedding in Mexico. I really didn't think I'd be able to attend, since it was a) in Mexico, b) during the school year and c) not on one of our breaks from class. However, back in December, my girlfriend CC and I talked about it and decided this was an opportunity that we just couldn't pass up. So we found flights on Delta and booked our reservation and then we waited for what seemed like four years, rather than just four months. In the meantime, the all-inclusive resort where Sarah and Dylan had booked their wedding package - Azul Fives, a brand-new place that was supposed to open in January - experienced some delays and management realized ... read more

Hi, Okay, THIS is the last update. I put photos up to go along with some of the blog entries. I took 338 photos over there! WOW! Sadly, only about 2/3 of them are worth putting on this blog... and they only allow me to put a maximum of 50. Oh well. Enjoy the ones that are there and look for me to notify you about a photo album I have at snapfish.com. Again, thanks for reading! Love, Kevy... read more

Hola, 24 JUNE - Sunday • The bus from Barcelona got me back home at about 1900 hrs. I decided that since it was early, I'd go grab a bite and take in a movie. (Funny how I used the word 'home' above. Honestly, I did feel very 'at home' both in Madrid and in the neighborhood near the hostal where I was staying. More on that later.) I bopped it on over to Calle Fuencarral and had a bocadillo de calamares and a sidra. I definitely hadn't gotten sick of tortilla española in my sandwiches, but I thought I'd just have something different. I'm a huuuuge fan of the alcoholic cider for which Spain's northwestern provinces of Galicia and Asturias are well-known, so I had to drink me a couple of them. It helped ... read more

Hola Amigotes, I miss Mack. Just thought I'd throw that out there. 20 JUNE - Wednesday • As you may recall from previous blog entries, I was a little undecided with what to do with these next two days. Valencia? Mallorca? Granada? They'd all been in the mix, but I decided that the best thing for me to do was head up to Madrid and use it as my home base prior to the weekend in Barcelona. So it took more train rides than necessary to get from Torremolinos to Madrid, but I finally got up here around 6pm. Thanks to my Spanish colleague, I got a room at a hostal near the neighborhood where he grew up. 56€ a night for a great location, AC, TV, my own shower... unreal. I mean, previously, my ... read more