Day 5: very very rough sea

We did not have diner yesterday but peanuts and wine, like in the old times when we were doing the round the world trip. We have room number 3 at changes in latitudes b&b. it is facing the patio and is the only one in the corner so windows everywhere. I guess is the best […]

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Day 4: la isla bonita

We wanted to leave early … But we didn’t. We woke up and had full breakfast at the Radisson. We packed and checked out. It was 8:45 and the water taxi to San Pedro was leaving at 9am, so even if it was 10 min walking we took a taxi. Then we realized that it […]

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Day 3: Cave Tubing

Friday. We slept all the way until 7am when the alarm clock ringed. Nuria had to go for work for the last time this week. We met her colleagues for breakfast and after they left and I stayed at the pool side listening to a Lee Child book. Around noon they all came and left […]

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Day 2: Houston to Belize and relax

Terrible night. I woke up every hour. I guess is the jet lag. The hotel was just fine. They have the free shuttle which is very convenient, although Houston airport is not very well designed. Every time the driver has to pick up someone in another terminal he had to edit the airport. The hotel, […]

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Day 1: Geneva, Washington and Houston

Day one. Sunny in Thoiry. Nuria’s dad drove me to the airport a 9:30am. I passed security without any problems. I only carry my ikea family cabin bag, my Scottevest and no computer or iPad, just my iPhone 4S and my Nikon d300 that I did not have remove from the bag. Once inside I […]

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Day -1: Going through the checklists

Tomorrow is going to be a long day. Today is mainly packing and making sure I don’t forget anything, that the camera card is formatted, all batteries are on full and that is basically it. Today Kai was going with the school out the village for carnival so we went to take photos and see […]

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Day -2: Trip to Belize

On my first post regarding our trip to Belize I added a map with the places we are going to go. Here I would like to document a bit our pre-trip research. Follow the trip #belize To organise this trip we have used the following tools: Tools [wptab name=’Hotels’] For reviews I always use: TripAdvisor […]

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Holidays in Belize

Nuria left to Belize for work today. I will fly on Wednesday and we will spend a week diving in San Pedro while at the same time we take some time off the kids. The plan is to be a couple of nights in Belize city, that it is not a nice or safe place […]

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Expand on Demand: Secret Deck Spaces for Small Dwellings

Article by Urbanist, filed under Houses & Residential in the Architecture category.   When it comes to tall apartment and condo buildings, the idea of adding more space is almost always out of the question – but what if you could push a balcony outward on demand, rather than adding an entire deck or patio? Here are three designs to […]

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The Books I read in 2012

Blood Work (Connelly, Michael) Magic Of Thinking Big (Schwartz, David J.) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1) (Rowling, J.K.) Without Remorse (Jack Ryan, #1) (Clancy, Tom) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games #1) (Collins, Suzanne) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) (Collins, Suzanne) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) (Collins, Suzanne) The Affair […]

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Life is good

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Creative Packaging

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Gadget fatigue?

When the first iPhone went out few years ago, it was revolutionary. Queues in apple shops were in the news and people was so excited. With every product apple launched, iPads, MacBooks, iPhones… people gets overexcited and buy the products… Now, with iPhone 5, are we starting to be tired? What else can a gadget […]

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Photo tips

I had to prepare a brochure on photo tips for my current client. The idea is that anyone leaving on mission would take one of the organization’s cameras and take photos. This brochure should help them improve their shots, which are mainly taken in conferences. It starts with a checklist: Signed checkout form Camera Camera Bag Main Battery fully […]

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New iPhone or iPhone 5?

Looks like everybody is expecting the new iPhone (iPhone 5) to be presented this month. My contract with Orange is expiring so I am elegible for a new phone soon. Do you want the new iPhone? Name Everybody was expecting an iPad 3 and they called it the new iPad. Now everywhere you read about […]

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