The Mesker-Garcias

Cybertoad’s Travelogue

Elaine’s travel blog, brought over from cybertoad.us.

  • Heading up…

    This is the road just past the Valley of Fire visitor center. Save Save Save

  • Video Sunday: Marching Band in LegoLand

    I haven’t posted a video in a while since the 1st one I posted so here is a fun one from our travels. We…

  • TTT: June 7th, 1996

    TTT: June 7th, 1996

    On this day we are making our way to my friend Bjoern’s place in Western Germany. We met while he was a grad student…

  • Visiting World UNESCO Sites

    I came across the World UNESCO Sites list and was surprised to see I had seen a few of the sites. I still have…

  • TTT: June 6th, 1996

    TTT: June 6th, 1996

    My first full day in Paris! ———————————- Paris Wearily wake up and get our butts moving. Get supplies for lunch (mayo, cheese, ham, bread,…

  • TTT: June 5th, 1996

    TTT: June 5th, 1996

    This is my journal entry from the 5th day of our trip. We had already landed in London, taken the Chunnel Train from London…

  • TTT: Summer of 1996 Itinerary

    On my initial Time Travel Tuesday entry, I told you guys about my epic 1996 post-graduation summer through Europe. Before I start posting some…

  • Revisiting a list from July 2003

    Wow! While cleaning up this blog to convert it to a travel blog, I came across this post from 13 years ago listing locations…

  • Passporting since 1979…

    Passporting since 1979…

    I have had a passport ever since I can remember and was surprised to find out when I was in a study abroad prep…

  • Video Sunday: Girls Steel Drum Band

    I don’t take too many videos when I travel but I have a handful so I thought I’d share them individually at the beginning…

  • Introducing Time Travel Tuesdays

    Introducing Time Travel Tuesdays

    In the summer of 1996, after graduating college, thanks to my mother’s support and encouragement, I had the opportunity to travel through Western Europe…

  • Dusting this blog off…

    Hello everyone! I hope you like the updated look and the new focus on travel. I’ve had this blog since the summer of 2001…

  • My Aunt’s House

    My Tia’s house is the light coral one on the 2nd floor with the terrace on the far right. You go through the black…

  • My Thoughts on Cuba & Tourism

    My Thoughts on Cuba & Tourism

    I know I’ve been posting a lot of photos from Cuba, And it’s funny because through the various Instagram filters I’ve used, I am…

  • More almendrones

    This is a great article that explains the classic car phenomenon in Cuba, or almendrones as they are called, but to summarize: “New American…

  • Visiting Mom’s Old House in Habana

    Visiting Mom’s Old House in Habana

    Today’s story… We visited the house Mom & Dad lived in as newlyweds (Dad had lived there during his previous marriage). The current owners…

  • Across the street from my Mom’s old home in Santos Suarez.

  • Why aren’t there mosquitoes in Havana?

    While in Havana, I did not see a single mosquito. My aunt explained to me that it was because the state was fumigating homes…