Places I Would Rather be on Monday Morning: Belizean Home Style Cooking

Marlin's Restaurant & Bar was the chief redeeming quality of Belize City for me.  A bowl of chimole with a 500mL glass bottle of Coca-cola has powerful healing powers after an awful day of traveling.

Places I Would Rather be on Monday Morning: Walking on the South Downs

View near Devil's Dyke, East Sussex, England

Places I Would Rather be on Monday Morning: Thundering Niagara Falls

The American Falls from Niagara, Ontario

In the heat and humidity of Central America, the cloud of mist and breeze at Niagara Falls is alluring.

Places I Would Rather be on Monday Morning: Off to Hogwarts!

I've finished all my degrees in the muggle world! That means I'll get my owl for Hogwarts any day now, right? (King's Cross Station, London, England)

Places I Would Rather be on Monday Morning: Anywhere with a beach!

Last week I defended my doctoral dissertation making it one of the most difficult academic weeks of my life.  This weekend I want surf, sand, and sun.  (San Juan, Puerto Rico)

Places I Would Rather be on Monday Morning: Snowny Swiss Alps

Standing in fresh powder in the Swiss Alps, Geneva, Switzerland