Costa Rica seems to be a hot spot these days; more and more people are “moving”—or staying for “extended periods of time”—here. Why not?...

Years ago when I graduated from college, I made a plan of places I wanted to travel. If I’m being 100% honest, Panama was never at the...

My boyfriend and I were in Malpais, Costa Rica for three months and hadn’t seen one of the top attractions in the area—Isla Tortuga—until...

We rented a 4x4 with a rooftop tent from Nomad America. They offer complete camping setups; our car came with portable wifi, a local...

I had never heard of the Valle de Guadalupe prior to my friends going there about five years ago. The Mexican wine region, located south...

Gallo pinto is a Costa Rican dish of rice and beans typically served for breakfast. The name translates literally to “speckled rooster”...

Antigua, Guatemala is a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for the Spanish ruins that remain untouched, by law, throughout the city. I flew...

I was floating around on my surfboard, waiting for the next set to roll in, when my friend Noel told me about his crazy weekend plans....

I’ve done the bulk of my traveling in Europe, especially as an abroad student. So I’m familiar with European and Mediterranean climates...

“If you’re good at jumping, jump. If you’re not good at jumping, don’t jump,” said the guard at the entrance to the Montezuma Waterfalls....

It was my last day of work as a Divemaster, so the captain dropped me off for a private dive in the middle of the ocean somewhere. I’d...

I was a bit unsure what there was to do in El Salvador, but in 2019 I was on a mission to see as much of the nearby world as I could....

This was not even on my list of things to do in Guatemala. As you may have read in another post from my trip in March of 2019, I...

Now, this is what I came to Guatemala to see! I originally planned a trip to Guatemala to see one of my cousins. He was staying in...