Ana Travels

The only steakhouse of Sulphur Springs, Texas, does steak night on Saturdays. We get there at about 7. The door opens with a loud creak. Diners look up from their rib-eyes and dinner rolls. They gaze at us from under the brims of their hats. Even the deer mounted on the wall fix their dead … Continue reading »

I met Penny, from Adventures of a Carry-On, through social media first and in person last week. She’d published an article on the architecture of Downtown Dallas, I commented on it, and then we continued the conversation on Twitter and finally exchanged phone numbers. Since we both live in Dallas, we arranged to meet for … Continue reading »

Where is it? The city of Montevideo [mon-teh-veeh-DAY-oh] is the capital of Uruguay and is located on the eastern bank of the River Plate. It was declared 2013 Latin American Culture Capital. The official language is Spanish. This placid city is one of the travel destinations on the rise for 2013 according to TripAdvisor. How … Continue reading »

“Welcome to Boston, we tawk funny here” our waiter greeted us. Later, we laughed nervously as he and other waiters brought tray after try laden with food. I began to wonder whether the table was strong enough to support so much weight. That was our Thanksgiving dinner at Maggiano’s. They were serving a Thanksgiving menu … Continue reading »

Ever since I started blogging and being active on social media, I’ve met some wonderful people. With most, it’s a virtual friendship: I read and comment on their blog posts, they do the same with mine, we talk via Twitter and Facebook. A while ago I was on Facebook when I saw that Tita Buds … Continue reading »

The theme for this month’s challenge is “simple pleasures”. I chose food because it gives me pleasure to eat good food and to cook. I love spending time with family and friends, sharing good food and good conversation. It’s good for the soul. Since I have a sweet tooth, I chose this chocolate and banana … Continue reading »

A potted history first The tiny historic town of Colonia del Sacramento has a long and interesting history. It was founded on the shores of River Plate in modern-day Uruguay by the Portuguese in 1680. According to the official version, the idea was to stop the Spanish advances into Portuguese territory, but many historians think … Continue reading »

This week’s photo challenge is about reflections. I found it hard to narrow down my selection of photos as I’m intrigued by the effects of light and I do like to photograph different examples of reflections, so bear with me.