Cuban porn star stirs ruckus
Now that my “Cuba & Costa Rica” blog is no longer being published, here’s a blog post from last year that my editors at Moon.com wouldn’t publish… Many a traveler...
one helluva sexy hotel opens in Costa Rica!
I’m currently updating the hotel and restaurant section of my Eyewitness Costa Rica travel guidebook and I’m reminded of a highlight from my two month research trip to Costa Rica...
Road Scholar cancels proposed Cuba cruise programs
When Boston-based travel company Road Scholar last month announced with fanfare that it would launch people-to-people trips to Cuba that would transport U.S. citizens there by cruise ship, I was...
What I’m currently working on
This past year has been dedicated principally to leading tours of Cuba and Costa Rica on behalf of National Geographic Expeditions and MotoDiscovery, which has left relatively little time for...
chris speaks about motorcycling in Cuba at BMW Motorcycle Owners Association rally in Oregon
I returned four days ago from a 10-day motorcycle ride up to Oregon for the 3-day BMW Motorcycle Owners Association rally in Salem. “Awesome!” sums up the experience of being...
Interview about Cuba travel on NPR’s “Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer”
Last weekend, while motorcycling south from Oregon, I overnighted with my friend and fellow travel journalist Tom Wilmer, host of “Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer”–a production of KCBX.FM. Tom’s...
Hello world!
Welcome! I’m delighted to finally introduce my new WordPress website and blog. I’m looking forward to sharing with you my wonderful world of travel, including news of my latest books...
