February 16, 2020 phylonthego

Puerto Morelos, Mexico

PUERTO  MORELOS,“The Jewel  of The Caribbean” Part One: The Old Village and Port I am in love, Yes, I know you cannot wait to know who the object of my affection is — wait no longer.  It is not a person, it is a town called Puerto Morelos on the Riviera Maya.  A short twenty-minute […]

February 15, 2020 phylonthego

Giving Love a Chance.

On the wild, wild, web… Are real people writing this “stuff”?  Is it one big joke or are they serious? Everyone seems to be doing it. Well, not everyone, I hope. Although with the anonymity of the internet, many people are dabbling who probably should not be doing so. I am referring to online dating, […]

January 25, 2020 phylonthego

Gotcha!! — The Historic Town of Quito, Ecuador

I could not wait to visit Quito, having read about the Historic Old Town with its colorful restored buildings… … and beautiful, almost medieval churches. In doing my research, there was mention that petty crime was rampant, because of the number of foreign tourists visiting the neighborhood who were proving to be good revenue for […]

June 24, 2018 phylonthego

CHEMAINUS, CANADA – Back to Life!

CHEMAINUS, Vancouver Island, Canada, was a dying Canadian Town. Then it was resuscitated through its art program. Ruth asked if I would like to visit Chemainus – like I knew what Chemainus was!!  So I said: “Let’s go!” The Ferry Next morning, we were in line for the ferry that would take us and the […]

March 16, 2014 phylonthego

EDENTON — THE MILL HOUSE

Where was I going to stay when I visited my friendEleanor in Edenton, North Carolina ? Scanning the listings on Air bnb, I was intrigued by one particular description: “Renovated 1900s Mill Village House – moved in 1991, one bedroom, plus sitting room with gas fireplace, efficiency kitchen on 100 Acre Farm, two and a half […]