July 17, 2013
Jaco Life
I hadn't planned on going to Jaco, Costa Rica. But in Little Corn I befriended a girl who lived there and invited me to stay with her for a few days when she got back. By day we'd hike up the hill or walk on...
July 15, 2013
Life List: Go horseback riding. (Monteverde horseback riding)
While visiting Costa Rica, in between hiking the cloud forest, I decided to give Monteverde horseback riding a try. Most backpackers come to the town to do the zipline or the bungee jump or possibly both. But as I've tried so very hard to establish here:...
July 14, 2013
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
I've established already that "thrill seeking" isn't exactly part of my vocabulary. So, while everyone else seemed to go to Monteverde, Costa Rica, to zipline or bungee jump, I preferred to keep my feet firmly planted on the ground. So, instead of flying through the...
July 12, 2013
Don’t go to Little Corn.
Don't go to Little Corn. Because years ago the locals didn't even need money. Because years ago the men catching lobsters would hand them off for free. Don't go to Little Corn. Because it's the kind of place where you need a flashlight to see your way back...
July 10, 2013
Sunday Funday Pool Crawl in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
I stayed in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, for eight nights. That was, maybe, seven nights longer than I needed to but, in that time, I went to some beaches, went to some bars, had a little fun. Really, though, the only reason I stayed...
July 8, 2013
Surfing naked (Playa Hermosa, Nicaragua)
I've determined two things about my desire to be a surfer: 1. I need to take more lessons. 2. I need a bathing suit that isn't broken. Because I can't stand up on a board. No matter how hard I try. And because the straps broke off...
July 7, 2013
San Juan del Sur.
I didn't mean to stay in San Juan del Sur for eight nights. In fact, I really didn't think I would go at all. But I ended up following some friends there, and we got into town on a Monday, and the only thing I...
July 5, 2013
That time my hostel had a free 13-drink drinking challenge…
My hostel in Ometepe had a 13-drink drinking challenge that was free for all guests on their fourth night. I wasn't really all that keen on attempting it but all my friends were doing it (peer pressure, anyone?) and, if nothing else, I figured I...
July 3, 2013
Two years.
I never know what to say anymore when someone asks me how long I have been traveling. Two years ago today I left home on a one-way ticket to New York. And, a few days later, left New York on a one-way ticket to Berlin,...
July 1, 2013
Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua
Isla de Ometepe is an island on Lake Nicaragua formed by two volcanoes: Concepción and Maderas. As we sailed up to the port, smoke rising from the cavity, I knew it was a place I could fall in love with. By day, the omnipresent volcanoes loom...