Two Coolers, a Cappuccino, and Hershey's Kisses at Midnight

The Riviera Maya before it was the Riviera Maya. When a bag of chocolate in Cancun was a big deal.

Sep 27 • Kay Walten

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Wine, Skinny Dipping, and Morphine

A true fishy whodunit on the beach in Mexico.

Sep 20 • Kay Walten

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Ten Pesos, a Coca-Cola and a Hole in the Ground

A hand-painted sign along Highway 307 in Mexico led the way to a cave no one had ever explored. We gave the guy a coke and 10 pesos for a peek.

Sep 5 • Kay Walten

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August 2026

There’s A Polar Bear on the Porch

Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland. 360 folks on the world's most isolated coastline. Polar bears, seals and grocery deliveries that come only twice a year.

Aug 9 • Kay Walten

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July 2026

Let Me Tell You About My Dead Friend Harry

Harry had a heart attack in a underwater cave in Mexico. Getting him home to Dallas was the hard part.

Jul 26 • Kay Walten

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The Seaweed Burying the Caribbean's Beaches

For 27 Years I Sold the Beach. The Sea Is Taking It Back.

Jul 19 • Kay Walten

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Kilimanjaro. Stole my breath and wrecked my ego.

A cave diver from Mexico goes up the tallest mountain in Africa carrying a flamingo and something to prove.

Jul 7 • Kay Walten

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June 2026

I Saw A Church Get Reborn

Splash me with holy water, and give me a ticket in the gold section.

Jun 21 • Kay Walten

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A Guy Riding Shotgun with a Shotgun

Tanzania, 2010. I said yes to Africa, no to buses.

Jun 13 • Kay Walten

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Visitors Came for Goat's Milk As A Cure

Interlaken, Switzerland's earliest tourist resort, where wealthy Europeans drank goat's whey for breakfast in 1825

Jun 7 • Kay Walten

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May 2026

Nothing is as scary as getting married in a cave.

Halloween in Mexico 1993

May 30 • Kay Walten

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Athens Taxi Driver Knows Greek Hospitality

He drove me around Athens and showed me the kind of Greek hospitality the cruise ships are killing. What we lose when we stop noticing.

May 24 • Kay Walten

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