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The Grand Canyon was definitely a trip worthwhile. I enjoyed my time there. However, it was time to keep heading west.....California! First I landed in Anaheim, where I visited my life long friend, Jaime. When I got there we realized that we haven't seen each other in almost three years! WTF?! Can't believe time escaped us that fast. Anyway, I made it here and was glad to see my good friend again. We started off the day with a trip to a Major Leage Baseball game....Angels vs. none other than the Texas Rangers. I'm not really a Rangers fan, it just happened that they played while I was visiting. Anyway, the game was cool. Got good seats and drank plenty of expensive beer. Now, let me be clear. The beer was not high quality beer, the ... read more

It has been 4 years since our last family roadtrip. In 2005 we traveled to Mexico in a 15 passenger van. We nearly killed each other. 7 kids, three drunks, and driving in Mexico. Not a great mix at the time, but regardless, it was a good trip. This time around was entirely different and way better. We decided to visit our younger brother, Jaime, and his family in Silver City, New Mexico. For most of us, it has been more than 2 years since we've last seen our brother and his family. So, we felt it was time we all jump in the vehicles and drive to New Mexico. We were not able to rent a 15 passenger van this time, none were available. We rented a smaller van and ended up driving in two ... read more

Who would have thought? Not me. I had no idea what Nicaragua had to offer. This country really surprised me. I didn't travel through the country extensively, but the things I did get to see were beautiful. I managed to catch up with my friend Elijah (from San Fran) in Granada, Nicaragua. He has friends who live in the town, so he ended up kicking it in Granada for three weeks. He was traveling two weeks ahead of me. We got to swim in two lagoons that are located inside volcano craters. The first lagoon which is closer to Granada was the larger and nicer of the two. The water was cool and crystal clear. It was a good swim. The second lagoon is located in Madera Volcano on Isla de Ometepe. This lagoon was small ... read more

Jump back, whats that sound? Here she comes, full blast and top down. Hot shoe, burnin down the avenue. Model citizen zero discipline. Don't you know she's coming home with me? You'll lose her in the turn. Ill get her! Panama! Panama! Panama! Panama...ah..oh..oh..ah...ah! Yes, my friends, I made it to Panama safely. I thought I was mistakenly flewn to the States. The city is very modern. I didn't know what to expect, so it's resemblance to the U.S. really opened my eyes. U.S. troops were stationed here for a long time, so they had a lot of influence on Panama's growth. Plus, the Panama Canal of course! The U.S. managed the canal for more than 80 years until they transfered ownership back to Panama in 1999. Panama now maintains and runs the canal with a ... read more

Some people don't really think much about Ecuador. Why? I guess cause they don't have much influence in the world or are known for anything great and famous. Regardless, it was a cool place to visit. I first arrived in Cuenca. A nice colonial town. Not much to do here, just a nice place to stop for a visit. After Cuenca I headed to Baños. A small town that offers plenty of outdoor activities. I decided to mountain bike to close by waterfalls. The biking wasn't tough at all and the waterfalls were nice to look at. The last one was impressive. They build a viewing platform where you can actually walk behind the waterfall. It was really cool! A scary thing happened to my on the way back into town. In order to reach the ... read more