Hideaway Beach Resort
Travel Blogs from Cabarete
Things I will miss
... one of the most beautiful beaches in the world
In the Time of the Butterflies
... enough of a threat to the dictator that he had them murdered.
There is now a book and movie about the sisters called "In the Time of the Butterflies".
The house where the sisters lived in the 10 months before their assassination is now a museum that we went to visit. We got to see some of their clothes, their rooms, and beautiful gardens decorated with butterflies. The highlight of the trip, ...
Rice, beans, nachos, fruits, and liver
... had chicken liver for lunch and as it turns out that is not my favorite. Did you know liver crumbles? It's really gross. I tried it the first time and the second time I said, very politely, "there's no way I'm eating that". Generally I like whatever is prepared although it does get quite repetitive. For dinner, I usually get back late from class and the housekeeper has something waiting for ...
Scout Camp Part 2
Dale Pa' Alla
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Scout Camp Part 2
Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:05 AM PDT
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The next morning as I returned from the gym, I was surprised to learn from
Pablo that the trip was back on. At about 12:30 in the afternoon, packing
reached full swing, with ...
Information Overload
Dale Pa' Alla
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Information Overload
Posted: 31 May 2011 02:53 PM PDT
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It's three a.m. on a Sunday morning. Today will be my third Sunday and,
unbelievably, only my sixteenth full day in-site. I awoke just now in a
cloud of unnamed anxiety ...