In the last year, I had an opportunity to visit a lot of places on four different continents. How lucky is that? Most of them were places I have never visited before, and covered areas with rain forests, snow, mountains, sand, water, and/or cement. Even though I may have not visited a destination before, I routinely have some preconception of where I am headed...

It’s been a few months since I was last in Puerto Rico, and, for me, maybe the surprise destination for the year. It is definitely one of my favorite places in 2008. In this video segment I chat with Mari Jo of Puerto Rico Tourism. Not only does she offer some great advice for trying some of the highlights in Puerto Rico, but also invites visitors to Los...

In more of my visit with the folks a Puerto Rica Tourism, I now took the opportunity to interview salsa pro, Jo Quiñones. She helps explain a little about salsa and Puerto Rican culture while exhibiting some fancy footwork with Dancing with the Stars, season six winner, Mark Ballas (he won with partner Kristi Yamaguchi). And yes, I still feel like a klutz. We...

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