Parrotfish Ceviche

The produce store had fresh parrotfish. The fatty, white fillet gave no hint as to the colorful exterior of its living brethren. Proprietor Ulises says that parrotfish is highly in demand and always sells out. I ask how he prepares it. One word: ceviche. I’m down with that. It’s time I made ceviche. I’ve grown to enjoy ceviche quite a …

Friday Digital Nomad Links

Nice day today in Mexico with dolphins, sea lions, blue waters… following is some Friday readin’ for you. 35 Random Observations About Burma (Myanmar) (neverendingvoyage.com) Vomit, squat toilets and lots of tangerines: A (not-so) typical transportation day in Laos (globetrottergirls.com) Sun Kissed Sydney (living if) Reflections on a lost elephant (the everywhereist) Art in Botswana (insidethetravellab.com)

A day to celebrate…

Gently beaming through the soft tannish curtains adorning the french doors of our bedroom, the suns luminous rays greet with a warm smile awakening us to a new day. Beside me, Tyler enjoys some extra early morning zzzzz’s, as I stretch my body and breath in the new day. I jump out of bed, with a spring in my step, …

Friday Digital Nomad Links

Writing from Nopolo, Mexico, way down in Baja California Sur. Full moon tonight, bright and beautiful. Some Friday reading for you… Misty Sunrise at an Ancient Roman Cathedral (technosyncratic.com) What To Do In Seoul, South Korea On A 24 Hour Layover (foXnoMad.com) Crumbling Christchurch (livingif.com) Italian comfort food in Munich (everywhereist.com) What is Communism? Prague Tries to Explain… (insidethetravellab.com)

Casco Viejo, Panama City

Omar picks us up, ten minute cab ride to the Old Town of Panama City. The residential Presidential sits large and white on the edge of the raised town, overlooking the rapidly growing skyline, skyscrapers pushing ever taller in this financial hub. There’s the Trump Tower with its iconic sail, over there the Revolution Tower with its iconic twist, a …

Touring a Coffee Farm in Boquete, Panama

The coffee farms, or fincas, of Boquete, Panama are widely recognized as producing some of the finest coffee beans in the world, including Geisha, a variety named after a village in India and not the Japanese courtesan, which can fetch up to $300 a pound (the coffee not the courtesan). We are picked up in a Jeep by one of …

Friday Digital Nomad Links

Hello from sunny lovely Ojai… I have some catching up to do on my writing, with a few blog posts in the hopper. Meanwhile, here are some fun digital nomad links below. This guy owns only 15 things (grist.org) Getting scammed in Bangkok (globetrottergirls.com) 18 Lessons from 5 Years Around the World (nomadicmatt.com) The Reward For Conformity (chrisguillebeau.com) The Buzzing, …