Juliette is my “lunch buddy” at work. We eat lunch together at the break room most of the days and talk about places, people and food and travels. Last week was her last day at Martinez. She and her husband are moving to Oregon. I hope they find happiness...

I had come back from Peru; no Arequipa . Rocio will not forgive me if I don’t place Arequipa before Peru. She is a Arequipan first and a Peruvian second.I received a text from her after she had read my post on Arequipa. She enjoyed it and I could...

That’s me! Foodie’s heaven P My next stop was Peru. Peru is a South American country that lies south of Ecuador. It is the last country on my list of south american retirement spots. Following my research I settled on the southern city of Arequipa as my place of...

My trip to Quito and the Galapagos Islands I am continuing my quest for a place to retire and Ecuador was next on my list.  Ecuador is a democratic country on the north western part of South America.  It is a peaceful and stable country with US dollar as...

I have not written much about food recently. I thought about a few recipes that I am sharing with you. Pasta Florentine in vodka Sauce I have made this dish at home over the years for my children and they always loved it. It is spicy and rich but...

I did not want this post to be an academic or wiki like work. I just wanted to write my observations on a piece of geography called Kerala and more so about its culture. A place I call my birth place and there by making me a keralite or...

John and sally make gourmet chocolate from scratch. I had the pleasure to try some. You should too...

I went to Kerala for a two week exploratory trip. A return to my roots if I may. I wanted see if I could retire in the town I was born thus completing the circle of life. I will write a post on Kerala. It merits one and would...

The next country in my retirement list was Panama. Panama is a hidden gem. Very few people know about it as a country. In the USA, its either the canal or Noriega. Panama is a stable democracy in central America,not too far from the east coast. They use dollar...

 My present travels have now taken a narrow prospective. I always wanted to explore the far corners of the earth, but now, I am focusing on locating a place to call my own, to retire and spend at least a portion of my time outside of the USA. Many...