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By Mark Posted on May 24, 2025May 24, 2025

Country Road

Today is beach day! That means i need to get a rental car and drives us there and not die. That last bit is important. We wanted to hit a … Continue reading Country Road

Categories: 2025 Costa Rica Trip, Travel, WritingTags: adventure, Costa Rica, Hiking, nature, Photography, Toucan Sam, travel
By Mark Posted on December 21, 2023

Lounging About

Yulia opened the drapes this morning in time for us to catch the last really perfect sunrise of the week. The whole sky was on fire – clouds are rolling in … Continue reading Lounging About

Categories: Travel, WritingTags: Mexico, travel, Vacation
By Mark Posted on December 19, 2023December 19, 2023

Cabo Winter Gallery

Categories: Travel, WritingTags: Cabo San Lucas, drinking, Mexico, travel, Vacation
By Mark Posted on August 16, 2023

Leave the Cannoli

Well, we are trying to move rooms again. our balcony is right next to the Theater where they have a 10pm show every night. It’s totally blasting us out of … Continue reading Leave the Cannoli

Categories: 2023 Puerto Vallarta Trip, Travel, WritingTags: Mexico, Puerto Vallarta, travel, Vacation
By Mark Posted on August 14, 2023

Pass on Through

The new Amex lounge at Sea-tac is awesome. Big balcony over the central terminal, breakfast, a bar. Everything you want in life. Our vacation is later this year. Normally we … Continue reading Pass on Through

Categories: 2023 Puerto Vallarta Trip, Travel, WritingTags: Mexico, Puerto Vallarta, travel, Vacation
By Mark Posted on January 18, 2023

Second Place is a set of Steak Knives

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You get used to a pretty busy schedule of meetings at Microsoft. Either you let it get to you, or you adapt. I had adapted…

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By Mark Posted on July 10, 2022

Roll Up for The Mystery Tour

This was our last full day of vacation. It’s really been great overall, We have had a good balance of activities, lounging about, and food and drink. When we started … Continue reading Roll Up for The Mystery Tour

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By Mark Posted on July 8, 2022

Something Close to Nothing

I’m not actually sure what time I woke up. Yulia and Sasha went off to the spa to do the hydrotherapy circuit and swim. Once I was up, I grabbed … Continue reading Something Close to Nothing

Categories: 2022 Tulum Trip, Travel, WritingTags: Mexico, travel, Vacation, writing
By Mark Posted on July 7, 2022July 7, 2022

There’s always one…

Today was going to be a pretty easy day. We had dinner reservations lined up for the evening, and we had a 10:00 van to catch for a boat ride … Continue reading There’s always one…

Categories: 2022 Tulum Trip, Travel, WritingTags: Boat, Mexico, snorkeling, travel, Vacation
By Mark Posted on July 6, 2022July 6, 2022

Jungle Boogie

FuckFuckFuckFuckFuck. It was 6:00am and we have a 6:30 bus to catch. We are also moving rooms so we need to make sure everything is packed and ready. We went … Continue reading Jungle Boogie

Categories: Travel, WritingTags: Cenote, Cichen Itza, Mayan, Mexico, Pyramid, travel, Tulum, Vacation
By Mark Posted on July 5, 2022July 6, 2022

The Medium is the Massage

I had booked a spa day for Yulia and Sasha for today. That wasn’t until 10 so we could try to rest in the morning. Unfortunately we got a 6 … Continue reading The Medium is the Massage

Categories: Travel, WritingTags: Cat, cocktails, Mexico, Spa Day, Swimming, travel, Tumum, Vacation
By Mark Posted on July 4, 2022July 6, 2022

Good For Cuts and Bruises

For some unknown reason we slept pretty well. We couldn’t sleep in too much because we had a presentation to avoid. Tony the Tiger had tagged us for a morning … Continue reading Good For Cuts and Bruises

Categories: Travel, WritingTags: Dance, Maxico, Sargasso, Swimming, travel, Travel Club, Tulum, Vacation

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