Back in South America, starting in Crackers…I mean Caracas. Even if I had been feeling up to going out and exploring on the one afternoon I had in the city, the five keys on my hostel room key ring to get past all the secure doors led me to believe…
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hiking and biking and goodbye-ing in Boquete
/ 15/03/2013Boquete is in the highlands of Panamá and reminds me of Monteverde with the low cloud, rain and mountain scenery. It’s also a big ex-pat retiree community with big houses and nice cars and wine bars. Nadine, LaLa and I endured and enjoyed a full day of activity with hike…
living on the edge in La Fortuna
/ 11/03/2013Nothing is quite so relaxing as water, I’ll never be able to go a long time without being in water. Makes sense then that when the options in La Fortuna include a few hours at the Los Lagos hot springs followed by dinner, I was all over that like white…
my oh my Monteverde
/ 11/03/2013It’s always interesting coming back to a place where you’ve previously made great memories. Deja vu abounds and nostalgia too. My last visit to Monteverde included ziplining and that devil, the Tarzan swing, walking in the cloud forest and night safari and a trip to Don Juan’s to get the…
Roatán Island 101
/ 07/03/2013Roatán Island off the coast of Honduras is a diving honeymooners dream. Surrounded by coral reef it looks to have over 100 dive sites, some with fairly humorous names like Bikini Bottom, Hole in the Wall and The Wife. In some places the reef wall goes down some 3000 feet.…