Otis’ Santa Claus Christmas Theme 4th Birthday Party
I can’t believe this much time has passed since Otis turned 4!! I am finally getting around to sharing photos from his special birthday party. It’s funny because MONTHS before…
Thomas Nast and the Santa Claus We Know Today
Share: by Cynthia Close Santa’s Portrait (above), a color illustration by the noted German born American political cartoonist Thomas Nast, appeared in an 1881 edition of Harper’s Magazine. It is…
Our experience touring the western islands of the Galapagos on the Santa Cruz II cruise
We began our luxury Galapagos cruise arriving to the Baltra airport from the mainland Ecuador, where the Metropolitan Touring guide was waiting for us. We took a bus to the…