18 06, 2015

Making Chocolate in Antigua, Guatemala

By |June 18th, 2015|Categories: Activities, Museums, Travel|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

One of my favorite activities in Guatemala was making chocolate! On my first day in Antigua, I visited the Choco Museo and did their “Bean to Bar” Workshop. This is a 2 hour class that is offered at various times throughout the day and is a lot of fun for all ages! A traditional Mayan grinding stand, with actual chocolate being ground into Cacao Liquor. They first walk you through the museum. While the museum is free, I got a lot more out of it and the hands on displays while the teacher explained things in more detail.

17 06, 2015

Recipe: Fried Rice

By |June 17th, 2015|Categories: Food, Food & Drink, Recipe|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

I'm trying to cook more. The problem with me is that I'm not exact. I tend to get to excited and just dive on in. Which is how I ended up with too much rice. I had made rice to go with a frozen stir fry meal I had. I didn't measure the rice, I put in what I thought was the right amount...but it was way too much. I randomly decide to sub water for beef broth...as that is all I had and I wanted a little more flavor out of my jasmine rice. Well it turned out pretty good.

15 06, 2015

Museum Monday: Athena

By |June 15th, 2015|Categories: History, Museums, Travel|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Today's feature comes from Städtische Galerie Liebieghaus in Frankfurt, Germany. It is a statue of Athena, the goddess of war and wisdom. I was struck by the detail the folds of her dress and her helmet. This ancient greek statue would have been painted. Athena goddess of wisdom and war. Close up on the detail of her helmet. Museum Monday is an every other week series about museum news, objects, and reviews.

13 06, 2015

Souvenir Saturday: Eiffel Tower

By |June 13th, 2015|Categories: Souvenirs, Travel|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

A trip to Paris isn't complete without a visit to the Eiffel Tower. I remember taking an elevator up to the main section. Back then it had a little shop and post office. I bought postcards there, and took photos on old film cameras, and climbed a bit higher. The Eiffel Tower is also an amazing sight from the ground. I remember walking around the wide boulevards and taking a cruise down the river Seine while looking up at it. One thing I didn't do right away was buy a kitchy Eiffel Tower. They were sold everywhere but seemed a bit

12 06, 2015

Jurassic World is Now Open!

By |June 12th, 2015|Categories: Dinosaurs, Geek, Pop Culture|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Jurassic Park Jeep! Today is the day! Jurassic World is now open! I'm itching to see it in IMAX 3D! My JP Lab Tech costume for the release of Jurassic Park in 3D. I'm still working on an updated Jurassic World version. Also, I stumbled upon this beautiful parallax website with facts about Jurassic Park movie Dinosaurs. It even has a purple triceratops! Check it out! I've always wanted to try to build a parallax website, and I'm toying with the idea of adding some movement in the next redesign of Lili on the Loose.

8 06, 2015

Travel Missteps: The Expensive Scarf

By |June 8th, 2015|Categories: Travel, Travel Missteps|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

My first morning in Italy I was so excited. I had a brand new DSLR Camera and I felt like a Pro photographer. I got up early and went into the piazza near our hotel. There was a local market going just getting ready for their first customers. I wandered through it, taking photos here and there. A festive fish stall My sister found me and we wandered towards the edge and found a woman selling pashmina scarves. It was late December and I realized I had forgotten yet again to bring a scarf for the cold weather.

4 06, 2015

Review: Ripley’s Aquarium in Toronto Canada

By |June 4th, 2015|Categories: Attractions & Sights, Travel, Travel Review|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

On a cold evening in February, after a long day of work, I found myself wandering the downtown area of Toronto. I had needed to take a break and get some air before coming back and finishing up a project for work. But most everything was closed except for bars & clubs.  So instead I wandered towards the tall glowing spire of the CN Tower. Usually I do a lot of planning for a trip, but this trip was just for work and I had only found out about it a few days earlier. So my knowledge of what to do in

3 06, 2015

Delta’s Overhead Bag Valet: Genius or Idiotic new fee?

By |June 3rd, 2015|Categories: Travel, Travel News|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Delta started testing a new program called "Early Valet" this week. The service has airline employees take tagged carry-on bags at the gate and place them in the overhead bins above the passenger's assigned seat. It is being touted as a solution for quicker boarding of passengers as Delta believes their employees should be able to load the bins faster then passengers. Numerous articles cite that the flights with this service are routes that typically ferry a high number of vacationers. The idea being that clueless vacationing families who don't travel often are the source of boarding delays. But I have some hesitations

1 06, 2015

Museum Monday: Mammoths and Mastodons

By |June 1st, 2015|Categories: Museums, Travel|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

A few years ago, Denver Museum of Nature and Science had an exhibit called Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age. It wasn't one of the best exhibits I'd seen, but there were some great Mammoth skeletons on display. Museum Monday is an every other week series about museum news, objects, and reviews.