My First Score
We left our jungle motel in Quepos and headed for La Fortuna. The countryside was nothing short of spectacular as we climbed our way through rolling hills of farmland and semi-rainforest environments. From… Continue reading
Team TWB Scores In More Ways Than One
Having to “think on my feet” literally tonight — the internet room at our Arenal Backpackers’ Hostel doesn’t have any chairs so I am standing at the computer terminal to compose this entry. The last… Continue reading
Where the Wild Things Are
An early wake-up call marked the beginning of one of the most memorable days of my life. As you may know, we were starting to doubt our luck/timing due to yesterday’s torrential rains.… Continue reading
Smothered in Green
After a smooth journey from LAX, I can confidently declare TACA “the most comfortable airline ever!” Plentiful legroom coupled with comfortable chairs made the five hours of travel a worry-free breeze. I arrived… Continue reading
Some Kind of Summer
It’s supposed to be summer down here in Costa Rica, but someone forgot to tell the weather that and it’s been raining pretty much nonstop since we arrived three days ago. Not a… Continue reading
Hola From Costa Rica
Costa Rica is only a half hour flight from Nicaragua but it feels somewhat like a different world. We are in Alajuela, a suburb of the capital city, San Jose, and it is… Continue reading
A Final Score in Nicaragua
Our final two days in Nicaragua went so quickly! Yesterday we let the torpor of the tropics have its way with us. We were still in the beach town of San Juan del Sur… Continue reading
A Miracle on Spindly Flippers
Yesterday was perfect from start to finish. In the early afternoon we caught a shuttle bus to one of the beaches 45 minutes north of San Juan del Sur. Because we arrived a… Continue reading
San Juan del Sur
Blogging early today because we’ve got stuff going on this afternoon and tonight… After a week of “hard travel” (local bus rides, dusty walks, cold showers on Ometepe Island) we are spoiling ourselves… Continue reading
Rainstorms and Dancing Fireflies
Last night was our final evening on Ometepe Island. We were having dinner in the open-air restaurant at the place we’ve been staying when all of a sudden there was a violent and… Continue reading