Rose Boras, Author at Bucket List Publications

you want authentic.? you can’t handle authentic.!!

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Rose Boras | 4 Comments

Part of traveling and bucket lists, I believe, involves eating local food off the beaten path. Don’t get me wrong, every once in awhile, I have run into a McDonalds or a Starbucks in a foreign country. But it’s usually to see the difference between a Starbucks in the states and one in Italy.! But, I feel no trip is…

Basking in the Beauty of Sian Ka’an

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Rose Boras | 4 Comments

I love water..!! It’s so beautiful and refreshing. Even taking a shower can be a cathartic and exhilirating experience for me. Too much information probably, but true!! So when you combine water with sand and beautiful skies – I am completely lost and found. It refreshes me and relaxes me. And nowhere is this more true than Sian Ka’an Biosphere…

Meeting the Rebel Zapatistas

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Rose Boras | 0 Comments

I am descended from rebels. Historically and genetically. Historically, Croatia has a long history of insurgency. It has resisted the infiltration and occupation of many invaders. The long list includes the Romans, the Venetian Republic, Hungarians, the Austrian Hapsburgs, the Ottoman Turks and the German and Italian armies during WWII. Let us, of course, not forget the communists who held…

Climbing Palenque in the Mayan Jungle

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Rose Boras | 9 Comments

After my exciting and informative study abroad trip to Chiapas, Mexico, a few of us continued on to Agua Azul waterfalls and the Mayan ruins at Palenque. I will save my adventure at Agua Azul for another time.! Today, I want to show you Palenque.! When I was younger, climbing the pyramid at Chichen Itza was one of my secret desires. When I finally…