In Costa Rica, we explored Tortuguero, a town with no cars, slide down into a volcano walked beaches and watched sloths climb trees. It’s a jungle out there!
October 4th, 2017 marks one year on the road for us! Before leaving the USA we researched and read many blogs to see what this venture would cost us. We wanted to be prepared. It can be hard to gauge what will be needed for budget travel, but we started out with a goal of spending […]
I heard a scratching sound, close by. I reached for my phone under my pillow. It was 1AM. The scratching continued and was accompanied by the crinkling sound of a plastic bag. I turned on the phone’s flashlight and pointed it toward the noise above our heads. It was a large, might I say very large roach,
Cost Rica has much to offer and beautiful places to see. Even though it is more expensive than Nicaragua, we were still able to average a spend of only $32 a day for both of us combined. This includes all of our living expenses except health insurance. The map below shows the places that we
THE RED ZONE As we turned the corner into San Jose’s red zone, a woman with her eyes to the sky staggered toward us. She wore years of hardship on her face and a hopelessness to her gait. I’m sure the three older women that we were with could protect us. At least they wanted to.
We were warned that the monkeys would steal our lunch here in Manuel Antonio Park. Turns out the coatis and racoons are just as persistent and made out with not a few sandwiches. Manuel Antonio is nestled on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. You can take a direct bus to the park from San Jose.
Read about our first week in the refugio here. The Spanish word Solté means let go. In this refuge, you can let go of everything, including the sense of fashion as Trin did. He has his shorts and shirt on inside out. He is spray-painting the dining room chairs black with an air compressor. He’s been
It is 5am. The windows lay wide open allowing a breeze to fill the room with the fragrance of the jungle. It is already light outside but the clouds still hang low in a blanket over the top of the towering trees. The waterfall up the hill from our cabin creates a constant soothing background to
The bus began a winding ascent into the mountains, past small towns and mountain villages. Steep mountainsides boasted of beautiful farms on a grade which made me wonder how they ever plant, cultivate and harvest their crops. Surely any tractor would tumble down the hill if it attempted even an approach to these terraces. My
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Legend tells a tale of Two Brothers and the woman they loved in Cartago. She chose and married one. In anger, the thwarted brother killed his sibling. In remorse for his sin, he built a cathedral for Cartago. Only a year after it was completed, an earthquake destroyed the cathedral. People have made many attempts to
I’m currently in a bungalow on the Caribbean coast putting this post together on a sweltering afternoon. My door is open and children are singing and laughing next door. I have a fan blowing in an attempt to dry at least a few articles of clothing that I hand-washed in the sink. In a rain
