My 16-year-old son Jonathan and I are in that delicate stage of our relationship where nothing I do for him matters much and everything I say easily tunes me out of his life. It’s not […] Read more

In the midst of this historically wacky – and sometimes vicious – winter I’m partnering with State Farm® to launch a cash giveaway aimed at equipping you for trunk safety this winter and beyond. In that […] Read more

DISCLAIMER: State Farm® compensated me for this post but the opinions expressed in this story are solely mine. During my family’s recent holiday road trip through Texas, El Niño reminded us that when it comes […] Read more

This post originally appeared on Best Western’s YouMustBeTrippin.com’s blog, where I regularly contribute stories. I was compensated for this post but the opinions are mine. For us Cubans, Thanksgiving, Christmas AND the New Year are […] Read more

This post originally appeared on Best Western’s YouMustBeTrippin.com’s blog, where I regularly contribute stories. I was compensated for this post but the opinions are mine. My Cuban-Miami roots are unique. My Cuban family moved to […] Read more

Our Thanksgiving Week trip to London and Paris was the greatest family vacation we’ve done yet.  During this eight-day trip sponsored by Shutterfly and Best Western we snapped so many awesome memories that it was hard […] Read more

Hispanicize founder Manny Ruiz (aka@PapiBlogger) is taking his wife Angela (aka @TexinMiami) and four children on the ultimate Thanksgiving Week trip through England in partnership with Best Western from November 20th-28th. Even though the family […] Read more

This post originally appeared on Best Western’s YouMustBeTrippin.com’s blog, where I regularly contribute stories. I was compensated for this post but the opinions are mine. My wife, Angela, and I are big time foodies, but […] Read more

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