Happy new week! Starting this week off with some inspiring quotes. Thanks very much to Lana, over at Welcome to Our Campfire for tagging me in the 3 Days, 3 Quotes, 3 Tags Challenge. The rules…
Date Archives April 2018
Reblog: Outdoor Activities in Banos, Ecuador — KicTravels
Banos, Ecuador, is an adrenaline junkies heaven! It’s position in a valley at the base of Volcan Tungurahua couldn’t be better for opening up a world of outdoor opportunities. Competition is high amongst tour operators…
Gallo Pinto: A Traditional Costa Rican Dish
Close your eyes and imagine the taste of perfectly seasoned rice imbued with the flavours of bell peppers, onions and cilantro. Add in the pop of flavour as a rich, creamy dark bean opens. Combine…
6 Children’s Books (Spanglish)
Not that these books are written in ‘Spanglish’! These six books are written in Spanish and English or Spanish only, but I also have the English version. I’ve been trying to teach my sons Spanish…
Reblog: Archeology Takes Courage, Obsession Helps, in this fascinating tale of an ancient lost city…
Kate from over at Kate’s Science Fiction, News and Poetry posted a review on this very intriguing tale. I admit I first thought it was pure fiction… but apparently there’s more than an ounce of…
Pablo Neruda’s “Don’t Go Far Off”
Chile’s most acclaimed poet, Pablo Neruda, wrote beautiful poems of love, beauty, loss, grief and rebellion. Today I’d like to share one of his love poems. In Don’t Go Far Off (No lejos de…
Today in History: The Spanish-American War Begins
April 24:Â Â Spanish-American War- Spain declares war on the United States after rejecting US ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba. April 25:Â Â Spanish-American War- The United States declares war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship USS…
Spell April in Books (Tag)
I saw some book tags floating around the blogosphere earlier this year, including one that asked participants to spell the month of February in books (and/ or authors). We’re a bit past February so I’m…
Celebrate “EARTH DAY†with a FREE Award-winning Monarch Butterfly Adventure eBook from Bette A. Stevens, Maine author/illustrator
Not much time left for this fantastic offer to celebrate Earth Day. Originally posted on Bette A. Stevens, Maine Author: DOWNLOAD your (Free April 21 & 22) copy of AMAZING MATILDA, the award-winning monarch…
This Week in Latin American News: April 15-21, 2018
Some headlines from Latin American News this week ***clicking on the title links will carry you to the relevant news sites for the full articles*** Cuba’s Raúl Castro hands over power to Miguel…