Travel, Photography, and Other Fun Adventures
by Alaska Girl at Heart
I had a few friends over to celebrate me being back home. I put together a slide show of photos that ran on the TV while I shared stories of my travels. The highlight of the party was sharing some Continue reading I’m Home Party
Yesterday I was stuck all day at the Narita Airport in Tokyo. I had thought about doing a tour of the city or going to Disneyland, but frankly I was just too exhausted from spending 12 hours in the middle Continue reading Mixing it up in Tokyo (Food)
Note: This was actually yesterday, but we’ve been having internet issues. Today I tried a lobster from King Kabobs. “King” is a familiar face on Caye Caulker…one I remember from my previous trips. I’ve heard good things about his food. Continue reading King Kabobs
When I travel I like to get brave and try customary food/drinks. I started out my trip in Peru with something easy…a Pisco Sour. Pisco is a local spirit made from grapes. I didn’t try a shot of it, so Continue reading To Eat Guinea Pig or Not To Eat Guinea Pig?
A while back I wrote about my goal of finding the best stewed chicken with rice in beans while visiting Belize. I didn’t just want to eat the best there; I wanted to know how to make it at home. Continue reading My Modernized Belizean Stewed Chicken with Rice and Beans
I’m revisiting this photo from a few years ago at Alaska Wild Berry Products in honor of #FriFotos on Twitter. This week’s theme is ‘chocolate’ and Alaska Wild Berry Products is the perfect subject for such a theme. Their Anchorage Continue reading Alaska Wild Berry Products
I never intended for my blog to be about food, but as I’ve said before I love food. And travel includes a lot of new and loved food experiences. I already told you about our lobster feasts and traditional Belizean Continue reading Tasty and Interesting Foods I Ate in Belize
We ate a lot of lobster during our recent visit to Belize. All of it was really good…some of it was great. I’ve listed them below in order of our favorites, but honestly none of them deserved last place. I thought Continue reading Lobster, Lobster, Every Where
It probably doesn’t come as a surprise that I’ve really enjoyed my two trips to Belize and there are some really clear reasons why. Here are four of them. I’m sure the minute I hit ‘Publish’ on this post I’ll Continue reading Four Things I Love About Belize
It wasn’t until a bit over a year ago that I tried both of these for the first time. It was a snorkeling trip with Raggamuffin Tours on Caye Caulker that introduced me to them. Raggamuffin didn’t let me down Continue reading Belizean Favorites: Rum Punch and Shrimp Ceviche