I have a friend who produces absolutely stunning smoked salmon and I wanted to try his recipe. I have a gas barbeque (gasp!) which really doesn’t lend itself well to smoking. Yes, there’s a smoking tray but you ...

Woke up to a beautiful sunrise. The guides brought us metal bowls filled with hot water to wash in—heaven. My appetite was small, just some mango juice and a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast. We ...

5/29/2009 Paro ->Djili Dzong

We started out on the Druk path, an ancient road that the King of Bhutan would travel on between Paro and Thimphu. Druk means “dragon” and the beginning of ...

5/27/2009 Calcutta

Waste of time. Rain in Paro kept us waiting for seven hours in the airport again. Dom spent some serious management skillz points convincing the powerless Mr. Mukherjee that it was in our joint ...

5/26/2009 Aiyah! What an incredible waste of a day. We made our flight to Calcutta only to be delayed due to rain in Paro. When Paro cleared a cyclone Aida hit Calcutta—the worst one to hit ...

5/23/2009 – I wanted to let the good folks at StarkSilverCreek know about a fantastic trek that myself and four other intrepid adventurers (Dom, Scott, Rob, and David) took in late May to Bhutan. Bhutan used ...

Many people are familiar with brandy. A good brandy, served in a snifter and warmed gently by the palm of the hand, can release intoxicating aromas and explode on the palette as a soothing after dinner aperitif — a ...

One of the things we needed when the four of us arrived in Puerto Vallarta on our way to Bucerias was a rental car. Specifically, I wanted a mini-van capable of holding 6 people as my parents were ...

Ok, we’ve gone to market, had our coffee and croissant, what is there left to do? How about an authentic Mexican meal at the Cottage of the Tiger?

Just down Gonzales Ave near the end of the street is ...

Today is your lucky day. You’ve had margaritas at restaurants including American knockoffs with their weak limey slush and little to no alcohol. You’re disappointed–perhaps you’ve vowed to never again have another margarita. You’ve taken to ...

Ah, farmers’ markets. There’s nothing like fresh fruit and veggies at great prices. That is, unless you’re in Bucerias, in which case you also get fish, shrimp, hot sauce, baseball caps, laundry detergent, bowls, brooms, ...

Hmmmm, a Mexican town near Puerto Vallarta is not one you would expect to find international cuisine. No matter! That’s part of the charm and the opportunity that is Bucerias. This is our second star ...

Welcome back to our posts on Bucerias. I promised that I would start to fill in places on the map with found “gems” and today is the first post in the fulfillment of that promise. You ...