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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…

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Rainforest Friday: Butterfly Kisses
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  • Post published:January 16, 2015
  • Post category:Blog/Costa Rica/Latin America

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…

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Relax in Jacó, Costa Rica at Hotel DoceLunas
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  • Post published:January 14, 2015
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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 and even…

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Raft the Sarapiquí with Me
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  • Post published:January 12, 2015
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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 whitewater…

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Whitewater Rafting in Costa Rica
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  • Post published:January 9, 2015
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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 woodwork of my…

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Happy New Year From Costa Rica!
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  • Post published:January 1, 2015
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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. Since January,…

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14 Favorite Travel Moments of 2014
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  • Post published:December 31, 2014
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How to Celebrate Christmas in Costa Rica: 5 Traditions

With warm temperatures, palm trees and plenty of beachy scenery, Costa Rica may not appear at first glance to be a place that gets wrapped up in winter holidays. But…

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How to Celebrate Christmas in Costa Rica: 5 Traditions
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  • Post published:December 22, 2014
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The Nutcracker at the National Theatre of Costa Rica

Last week I had the opportunity to celebrate the start of the holiday season in one of my favorite ways –with a performance of The Nutcracker.   The Nutcracker at…

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The Nutcracker at the National Theatre of Costa Rica
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  • Post published:December 17, 2014
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A Hike Through the Costa Rican Rainforest: Day Ten and a Conclusion

  In the morning we arise before the sun and I pull on my wet, dirt-stained shorts for the final time. As this was our last day I could have…

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A Hike Through the Costa Rican Rainforest, Days 8 and 9

  I’m counting down the days, minutes, hours… Until the hike is over. Until I check my email. Until I’m wearing clean clothes again. Until my bug bites heal. Until…

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It has been a long and painful four years. When It has been a long and painful four years. 

When I left Florida at 24 to move overseas I didn’t know that the journey of living and working abroad would turn me into an ambassador. But you learn very quickly as you move through the world that your very presence makes you a representative of the land you come from. 

While there’s been much in my country’s history that I’ve disagreed with, I wasn’t prepared for how painful it would be to look people who once admired my country in the eye and reassure them that the values we hold dear still remain. 

It was painful to be in Mexico and be asked to tell my friends and family back home that Mexicans are in fact nice people. 

It’s been painful to be in Europe, a continent that has long lauded my grandfather’s generation for the role they played in ending a world war, and hear our leader compared to their worst dictators. 

It’s been painful to be in Australia, listening to women debate the merits of taking 9 or 12 months off for maternity leave, knowing how many women back home have no options for paid leave at all.

It’s been painful to be in Papua New Guinea and be asked how my country could go from having a black president to having a president who says disparaging words about all those who don’t look like him. 

There have been so many moments of pain these past four years on the road, but today a new era arrives. @joebiden represents the best of our country - compassion, empathy, team work and strategy. 

And today, instead of shedding tears over a man’s derogatory comments about my body parts, I got to sit on the couch with my mom and shed tears over my fellow Californian @kamalaharris becoming our first female Vice President. 

America, Ambassador Salisbury is at your service! 
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One year ago today I drove a @ferrari down the #PC One year ago today I drove a @ferrari down the #PCH to Malibu... for work.... 
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“Belonging so fully to yourself that you’re wi “Belonging so fully to yourself that you’re willing to stand alone is a wilderness — an untamed, unpredictable place of solitude and searching.” - Brené Brown 
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2021 am I on the right path? . . . . #hike #hiker 2021 am I on the right path?
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Embracing winter. . . . . #getoutside #hike #hiker Embracing winter.
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New moon. Winter moon. 🌙 New moon. Winter moon. 🌙
Walking in a winter wonderland. 🌊⛄️🧜🏻 Walking in a winter wonderland. 🌊⛄️🧜🏻‍♀️
Moody skies. Let’s fly away. Moody skies. Let’s fly away.
NorCal rocks. NorCal rocks.
My ❤️(and stomach) are full of gratitude. Happ My ❤️(and stomach) are full of gratitude. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
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