Some of my readers may be curious about how I spend my weekends here in the Costa Rican rainforest. Well, said readers, today is your lucky day. I’m here to let you in on a steamy secret – my Friday nights
This Valentine’s Day there was a lot more than love flowing at Side Street Bistro near the shores of Playa Jacó, Costa Rica. By night, the trendy sandwich shop and bar was transformed into a puertas cerradas-style dining event where more than
Welcome to Ratatouille Land, Disneyland Paris! This past summer a new rodent came to Disneyland Paris, giving Mickey Mouse some rat-sized companionship. Ratatouille Land, Disneyland Paris' latest addition, is chocked full of fun for the whole family. Rémy, the rat protagonist
England has Stonehenge, Egypt has the Pyramids and Costa Rica has
It seems that San José, Costa Rica gets painted in the same negative light in every guidebook I read. “San José is congested, bustling and noisy,” says the Moon Handbook on Costa Rica. “San José is not a pretty city. It’s studded with unremarkable
My exploration of Costa Rica has been off to a slow start. Well, at least that’s how I feel when I think back to how jam-packed my travel schedule was in Europe when my work week included three day weekends. It’s
“Listo?” the guide at Canopy la Carpintera asks as he completes his safety check of my harness and carabiners. I nod my head and then one-two-three - I am ziplining in Costa Rica, wooshing at speeds of 25-miles an hour from high
Jeff Pickett and I sit in blue and green beanbag chairs on the wooden patio at Coral Reef Surf Hostel. The sun burns hot today in Tamarindo, a surf town on the Northern Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, but the
70 years ago today, on January 27, 1945, Soviet soldiers liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. It is estimated 200,000 survivors were freed, a dismal number in comparison to the 1.1. million people who were murdered here. Of all the places I've visited, none has
Today, January 26, is Australia Day, the official national day of Australia which commemorates the 1788 anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet of British Ships in what is now the state of New South Wales. While my personal travel