MY NIGHTMARE WITH QUALITAS INSURANCE Este ensayo es una historia de mi mal tratamento de parte de Qualitas Seguro de Auto en el caso de un robo de las llantas de mi coche el 27 de enero, 2026. This essay is a history of the poor treatment from Qualitas Auto Insurance after the robbery of…
APRIL 14-25, 2026 All photos are by the author unless otherwise noted. I’ve had the good fortune to have led six tour groups to Spain, three to the north (including Santiago de Campostela, Santander, Bilbao, San Sebastián, & Barcelona), and three groups to the south from Madrid (with day trips to all the nearby sites…
Photos are by the author unless otherwise noted. Readers of travel literature can hardly miss the numerous posts on overcrowded and overrated destinations. The mobs overrunning sites like Rome, Barcelona, Venice, and the Amalfi coast, have begun to spark interest in lesser-known, off-the-beaten-path locations. If you’re looking for an uncongested but exceptional destination, it’s hard…
All photos are by the author unless otherwise noted. I have often joked about treating Texas as a foreign travel destination. I had previously visited only Houston/Galveston where tour client/friends had promised me a party every day for four days if I would visit. They lied! We partied at both lunch and dinner and I…
Eulogy by son, James J. Horn, * Our Lady of Czestochowa Church, North Tonawanda NY, November 26, 2022 Good morning. Thank you all for attending this memorial to the life of Frances Malinowski Horn. She was born in Detroit, MI, January 8, 1918. That year the Spanish flu infected 500 million people around the world,…
A Vantage Deluxe Small Group Journey, Jan 29-Feb 11, 2020 Photographs are by the author unless otherwise credited. Special thanks to professional nature photographer Linda Hatfield and group leader Paula Rivera for enriching this post with their photos. Click upon a photo to…
The following is a talk I gave to the Cuernavaca expat community for a joint celebration of Canada Day and Independence Day, July 4, 2019. My friends, it is altogether fitting that we should celebrate American independence jointly with Canada Day. The two countries share the longest unmilitarized border in the world. The volume of…
All photos are by the author. They cannot be appreciated fully on a cell phone so please open the post on a laptop or other large device. Click on the photos to enlarge them and read the captions. Use your forward arrow to scroll through groups of photos. CUERNAVACA HAS A SPECTACULAR NEW MUSEUM. The…
My guidebook to Cuernavaca includes a list of my favorite places in Mexico City and Acapulco. See https://jimhornnews.com/guide. But I want to share this tip with my readers who frequent the Pacific paradise. I stay in a wonderful condo with a 180-degree view of the bay, but it’s not on the water. Some of the…
UPDATE: As of April 2023 the toll for the three minute drive has risen to 75 pesos, 150 pesos round trip, so most drivers take the old highway. (Local residents get a discount). Except at rush hour there is almost no traffic through the tunnel. The price should be dropped to encourage more usage and…