Society & Culture
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I Cannot Stop Reading Sailing Books
Thanks to Singapore National Library! I have been bombarding myself with a wealth of sailing knowledge that I could hardly absorb in such a short time (but persistently and curiously asking for more!). It is such a blessing to be…
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Sailing Lesson Day 1 and 2
I got bitten by sailing bug! Last Saturday and Sunday I took my first sailing class at Republic of Singapore Yacht Club instructed by Derek Mazzone, a UK citizen who has been living here for the past 25 years. He…
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Sailing on My Mind
Boy oh boy, I cannot get my mind off sailing especially after reading about the Hacking family, whose 45 catamaran cruiser sailboat have taken them on a series of adventure. To tell you the truth, since last week I have…
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Friends on Land, Friends on Water
Yesterday was a busy Sunday for our family. At 8:45am Noe took his regular lesson at Marsden Swim School. Unlike him, he was not too happy in the water yesterday. Maybe because he did not have enough breakfast and there…
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25 December: Chichen Itza to Playa del Carmen
Swimming in the Center of the Earth What a great day to start the day! We went to Ik-Kil, a cenote near our hotel. Not knowing what the place would look like, our jaws dropped like never before! We…
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24 December: Chichen Itza, the Capital of the Mayan Civilization
Deadly Football Game of Ancient Maya We woke up at 7.30 and rushed to Chichen Itza to beat the crowd that will come in Sunday. Then we had coffee in front of Chichen Itza main office. First we went…
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23 December: From Cancun to Chichen Itza
Off to Yucatan We woke up in the morning, packed our bag, checked out, and off to Chichen Itza. We first said our goodbye and thank you to Porfirio and went off to Wal Mart to…
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22 December: Cancun in Quintana Roo
Disappointed with Cancun We woke up early and rush to write the entries for the travelog. Then, Indi, me and Noe went to drive around Cancun, to Zona Hotelera, because we wanted to see the beach. In Zona Hotelera, it…
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21 December: From Mexico City to Cancun
To Zocalo We woke up really early to make up for the lost evening of the day before. We took the metro (underground train) to go to Zocalo at 8 am in the morning. We got to see the…
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20 December: Magical Teotihuacan
Drive to Teotihuacan We had to wake up early to drive to Teotihuacan. Carlos bought a tortilla with arrachera and cheese for breakfast, it was really delicious. On the way out of mexico we saw the recently built (about two…
