MusicinMind

Someone asked the question the other day, “What’s the best place you have ever been?”. I wasn’t sure how to answer that. It’s kind of like asking “What’s the best piece of bacon you ever ate?”… Tough call… I have seen my fare share of the planet in my travels, and by that I mean I have barely scratched the surface. And each area has its ups and downs, good and bad, beauty and sorrow. The overall experience of travel should be felt and I think almost mandatory for all humans. Mark Twain said - “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow mindedness” and it’s true. Okay, I am getting off topic… It came to me with total clarity about 3 days later, “The best place I have ever been” and ironically enough I cannot ... read more

On my recent trip to Manuel Antonio Park, Costa Rica, I began to reflect as I often do about life, and the impact humans have on the planet as a whole. Sitting on this pristine white sand beach, I breathe deep the fresh salty air. I casually watch the Capuchin Monkey to my left drinking from a Juice Box. I nod to him and proceed to look straight ahead. I contemplate the fact that humans may be to blame for this odd behavior being displayed from my hairy friend. I look to my right in time to see 3 more Capuchin Monkeys unzipping a backpack some poor beach goers had hung in a tree. I then watch said monkeys rob the tourists blind. Again I nod to my fellow primates, and look forward, lost in thought. ... read more