2012 Deadly Awakening: Crackling story set in Mérida and Chichen Itza
byI met writer Beryl Gorbman over a taco lunch in the Chichen Itza Salon in the conference center in Mérida, Mexico, and I admit,…
Book Review
Upbeat World Music CD takes kids to the Caribbean, Latin America, and South Africa
byI am a complete sucker for pretty much everything produced by Putumayo Kids, the children’s and educational division of the renowned music label Putumayo…
Science says 2012 date is important, but it is NOT The End: book review of David Stuart’s The Order of Days
byFew Mayanist scholars command the experience and authority of David Stuart, a professor of Mesoamerican studies at the University of Austin who literally grew…
Travel Memoir to write home about: Two big thumbs up for Julian Smith’s ‘Crossing the Heart of Africa’
byI first picked up Crossing the Heart of Africa: An Odyssey of Love and Adventure by Julian Smith not so much for the author’s…
2012 Book Focuses on the Living Maya’s Ancient Wisdom
byThe quantity of 2012 literature out there is mind-boggling. There are hundreds of books about the Maya calendar cycle ending on December 21, 2012,…
Travel Writing 2.0: Tim Leffel’s book breaks down the market, features 52 successful travel writers
bySo you want to be a travel writer? Want to explore new lands, be wined and dined by resort owners, then get paid to…
The magic of place: Silvio Sirias’s expansive portrayal of Nicaragua in Bernardo and the Virgin
byThe first book I ever read about Nicaragua was Blood of Brothers, by Stephen Kinzer. It provided me with a sharp, alluring portrait of a…
Eric Volz’s memoir hits the shelves, Nicaragua murder debate rekindled
byEric Volz’s memoir, Gringo Nightmare: A Young American Framed for Murder in Nicaragua, was released this month from Macmillan. The tag-line reads, “In the…
New guide lists 700 Places to Volunteer Before You Die
byAre you deciding where to go next? Voluntourism guru Nola Lee Kelsey’s collection of alternative travel opportunities, 700 Places to Volunteer Before You Die:…
Nicaragua and Belize make “the world’s 14 top retirement havens” in new book HOW TO RETIRE OVERSEAS
byThree Central American countries (Nicaragua, Belize, and Panama) are among “The world’s fourteen top retirement havens,” as listed in HOW TO RETIRE OVERSEAS: Everything…