Smyrna Wedding Gazebo
Wedding Locations
Coffee Art
Dutch coffee at Cafe Lucia
Sandos Playacar Blue Riviera Restaurant
The Blue Riviera Restaurant is located near the front of
Sandos Playacar Beach Resort and Spa near the adults only pool.
The last time I was at Sandos Playacar the Blue Riviera was only open for lunch and dinner, so be sure to check with the front desk for restaurant times.
Plenty of fresh juice squeezed daily, but get there early.
Fresh breads baked daily.
You’ll find plenty of great food at the buffet.
This is my favorite restaurant for breakfast at Sandos Playacar and a good place to get your last meal on the resort property because it is so close to the lobby.
The restaurant at night offers a very romantic setting by the pool.
Best Travel Shoes for lots of Walking or Hiking
These hiking shoes are no longer availible.
If there is one thing we all do while traveling, it’s a lot of walking or hiking. If we´re going to experience new cities, walk through museums or even walk off the huge meal from last night, we can expect to do more walking than we normally do at home.
Qualities of a good pair of travel shoes:
- Good solid sole and tread that won’t slip if the roads are wet.
- A shoe that will breath well (Gore -Tex), stay cool and dry fast
- The back of the shoe surrounding the heel should be stiff and protective.
My Favorite
I like New Balance, they´re well made and fit my feet snug and tight. It did take a couple weeks to work them in.
The last thing you want while traveling is to be laid up with sprained ankle or even a minor injury when you’re on a hiking vacation.
Breaking In
It’s a good idea to start getting into your travel shape several months before your trip and that may include breaking in a new pair of walking shoes. Don´t wait until you´re overseas before you start working in a new pair of shoes, your feet will never forgive you.
Give your new shoes and feet at least 3 weeks (6 weeks would be better) to get used to each other and who knows, you may want to find a new pair of travel shoes if they don´t get along.
New hiking walking travel shoes
I’m sorry, I’ll miss these shoes, it looks these shoes are no longer available, but I do have my eye on 2 others New Balance walking & hiking shoes that I’ll talk about as soon as I get a chance to work them in.
Find your next pair of walking shoes
Tell us about your favorite travel shoes.
Photography Software and Book Review
Adobe Creative Cloud Photography plan for Photoshop CC Lightroom
You just can’t go wrong with Lightroom. It will let you organize, backup and give you more than just the basics to manipulate your images.
Photoshop on the other hand is a pretty extensive program that can get into the finer details. I’d say about 98% of my work is done in Lightroom, but sometimes Photoshop can give you that extra detail.
Purchase Photoshop + Lightroom
Tony Northrup’s Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 Video Book: Training for Photographers
Not only is this a great price $9.99, if you learn better from videos, like me, this is a great book. Not only does it come with 12 hours of video, presets and raw images to follow along, you also can join the Facebook group for feed back and collaboration. Truly, a book ahead of it’s time.
The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC Book for Digital Photographers
Every detail is covered in this book, like no other.