A day on Taboga Island, also known as the “Island of Flowers,” is a perfect day-trip just outside of Panama City. While planning my first trip to Panama, I was disappointed to realize that we …
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Relaxing in San Pedro, Belize / Détente à San Pedro, Belize
Belize, a small but vibrant Central American country, sits between Mexico to the north and Guatemala to the south and east. The only country in the region with English as its official language, Belize blends …
Climbing the Pacaya volcano / Randonnée sur le volcan Pacaya
This experience is one of the coolest things I have done to date. I truly enjoyed this climb, and I am not exactly the first person to sign up for hikes. In fact, I wasn’t …
The time I almost did not make it to Costa Rica / La fois où j’ai failli ne pas visiter le Costa Rica
I have spoken a little about my trip to Costa Rica on a previous article here. What I failed to mention is that this particular trip almost never happened. Or at least, it almost did …
Craving the Mexican sun / Désirer le soleil mexicain
I woke up today wishing to be on a Mexican beach. It is not hard to guess what I dreamed about last night. I reminisced about the water in Tulum, that I visited back in …
Closing out my twenties in Antigua / Fin de ma vingtaine à Antigua
For my 29th birthday, I wanted to go somewhere warm… I am a January baby so this automatically eliminated certain regions. Europe was out. I also wanted to go somewhere not too far from home. …
Memories of Arenal and La Fortuna / Souvenirs d’Arenal et de La Fortuna
Last year I was so excited to be heading back to Central America for my birthday. My trip to Costa Rica in 2014 remains high on my list of all-time favorite trips ever (so far). …