Nov 22, 2011

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Nov 6, 2010

After two years away I returned to Sambo Creek. Sambo Creek is a Garifuna community that has been in Honduras for hundred of years. With three Garifuna communities in Honduras, Sambo Creek is probably the largest. The people are warm and interesting but there is a an edge that comes from any place that has poverty. The following video is of the traditional dance

Orel Emile Gentle Steward traded his life as a chef on a cruise ship to be a chef in his hometown of Sambo Creek, Honduras. Sambo Creek is one of many colorful Garifuna villages that dot the north coast of Honduras. The Garifuna are an AfroCaribbean group who live on some of the most beautiful palm-fringed beaches in Central America. The friendly town, the fresh

Honduras was the first place I had visited in a long time where I had done no legwork, no advanced planning on my part. I didn’t pick up a book or ask the advice of friends. Don’t get me wrong, I did have a trip planned out, but I didn’t do all the normal things I would that created preconceived notions. I just got on the plane and landed in

Who said black was slimming? Apparently not me after eating a lot of cheese from Honduras. This is an interview I did with Carlos of Finca El Cisne near Copan Ruinas, Honduras. Finca El Cisne is a lodge, coffee plantation, restaurant and a host of other authentic experiences in Honduras. I recommend it highly. We are also on iTunes, Youtube, Current TV, and

While there are a number of similarities in comparing my recent travels to Mexico, Costa Rica and now Honduras, there is one that stands out as being particularly important to folks traveling by car. It may not be the most fascinating part of road touring, but it might save time and money from future car repairs. Let me introduce you to the speed bump. They come

During my recent trip to Honduras I has a chance to visit Sambo Creek, along the coast, just outside of La Ceiba. Here i had the chance to see the Garifuna People perform their traditional dance and music. Check it out. For the moment out normal hi-res video is down, however this link should have high- and low-res options. We are also on iTunes, Youtube, Current

I am a Maya fan. I love these ruins, the genius the Maya left behind. I have enjoyed Tulum, El Rey, and one of the newly named Seven Wonders of the World at Chichen Itza. Chichen Itza hosts several engineering marvels including the main pyramid that creates an incredible shadow each Autumnal and Vernal Equinox. Check out the ITKT video on Chichen Itza here. So

Here is my recent interview with Mike Valladares a master tour guide at the Copan Ruinas in Honduras. These Maya ruins are remarkable and this video features the steles, main grounds, underground passages and a few thoughts about the Maya calendar — and its completion in 2012. As with all of our videos Quicktime 7.0 or better is required to see our great

The Copán Ruinas, simply put, are not to be missed. I have long been a fan of what the Maya people created and the technological advances they made, without the aid of Black and Decker, are incredible. I spent a full day in awe of the craftsmanship and numerous 25-foot tall steles found all over the grounds. Still, the archaeology and Maya history is not the

There once was a time when every trip I took became something to have expectations about. Good things. All the hopes for a pleasant vacation and fabulous stories that . Then a series of questions would follow. How will the country/place/attraction be different? What will I get from the experience? Will the women dig me? Will the food be too spicy? Will I be

It was three days later that some facts of the case began to emerge. A man named Ramiro Inestiosa had been living on the island for about a year and a half. He came from a well-known criminal family from Olancho on the mainland. He’d had some trouble with the law, but maintained to his acquaintances that he wanted to go straight and a life on the island was

At Sea Breakers the night of the murder, I ran into Tom, the cleanest cut of the Pirate Crew. He and Karns, another Floridian, were in the Bucket of Blood that morning having a pick me up when Clifford Jr., Mr. Clifford’s 10 year old son by his second marriage, told them his father was late coming back from his farm plot. They went to have a look. “It was

If you have not read part 1 of this story, A Last Rave at the Bucket of Blood, part 1 Mr. Clifford stayed on Utila from then on, saved his money and eventually opened the Bucket of Blood, a tough saloon for thirsty men who’d sailed around the world. Yet, despite the unusual worldliness of its seafaring citizens, the island has been slow to change. The first

“I built it in 1962 and called it ‘The Domino Bar’,” Clifford Woods, 80, told me one sweltering afternoon in his bar on Utila, an island off the coast of Honduras. “To celebrate the opening, I had a dominos tournament. We Utilans take dominos serious. There was a lot of drinking and arguing. Next thing I know, eight men were fighting with machetes. It