Rainforest Friday: Snakes of Costa Rica
In my day to day life living and working in the Costa Rican rainforest, I get a lot of interesting visitors. Some have eight legs, most crawl, and nearly all creep me out. Last wee
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Summiting Irazú Volcano
From the outskirts of Tres Rios, a city at roughly 4,400 feet in Costa Rica’s Central Valley, we drive to the west, winding up, up, up enroute to the summit of Irazú Volcano. We
Rainforest Friday: Butterfly Kisses
The rainforest can be a lonely place. In the wake of a lonely spell yesterday I hiked down to the river near the base where I live and work to dip my feet in the water, read
Relax in Jacó, Costa Rica at Hotel DoceLunas
The bright sun of the Costa Rican morning peeps through the curtains of my room at Hotel DoceLunas, spreading warm rays across the floor and beckoning me to leave bed and he
Raft the Sarapiquí with Me
Since moving to Costa Rica, I’ve had many opportunities to step outside my comfort zone and try some fun new activities in the outdoors. I’ve been ziplining, surfing an
Whitewater Rafting in Costa Rica
Costa Rica is famous for its wide offering of daring adventure activities. When it comes to rafting, Costa Rica is a world-class destination, ranking on the top ten whitewat
How to Spend a Layover in Reykjavik, Iceland
Flying to Iceland from Paris is a highly disorienting experience, especially if done at night. I left Paris at 11 p.m. only to arrive in Reykjavik at 12 a.m., 2 a.m. Paris time, 7
Happy New Year From Costa Rica!
“New Year’s Eve is over-hyped anyway,” I tell myself throughout the day on December 31 as the work day passes and no grand plans emerge from the patched-together
14 Favorite Travel Moments of 2014
2014 was a beautiful and moving year for me, filled with an unprecedented number of travel experiences that made the year pass like a travel aficionado’s dream sequence. Sinc