Why spend your days working from the same old boring office when you could be working from paradise, where the beach or the jungle is just a few steps from your door? Coworking is definitely a growing movement globally, and…
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30 Before 30: Completed!
It seems like just a year ago I was proclaiming formally and publicly for all my 50 readers to see–I wanted to travel to 30 countries before I turned 30 years old, and nothing was going to stop me, damn…
A Salty Sea Voyage on the Sailboat Victory: Panama to Colombia via the San Blas Islands
“It’s kind of a funny story…” is how I will surely begin every narrative of our five-day voyage at sea from Panama to Colombia. Ah, yes, Panama to Colombia via the San Blas Islands–sailing through an idyllic and remote archipelago few people…
A Foodie Tour of Casco Viejo
Ah, Casco Viejo, Panama. The longer I travel the more I realize just how important great food is to my experience. I know not everyone feels this way–some people would be perfectly content eating hostel pancakes and home-cooked spaghetti every…
Quick & Dirty Panama, Part 2: Panama City
Part 1 of our Quick & Dirty Panama Tour took us to the glimmering white sand beaches and crystal clear waters of Bocas del Toro near the Costa Rican border. After 5 days of aquatic adventures and fun in the…
Year in Review: 2014 in Photos
Well, it’s been another incredible year, but certainly not without its drawbacks. In fact, more than anything, I’d say 2014 was a year characterized by extremes: overwhelming love and devastating loss; feelings of great achievement and feelings of crushing self-doubt; incredible…
Paying it forward this Christmas and how you can, too (Giveaway)
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everyone! By now you may well be familiar with my affiliation with an organization called Pura Vida Bracelets, a California-based company which provides full-time employment for Costa Rican artisans and donates thousands of dollars annually…
Quick & Dirty Panama, Part 1: Bocas del Toro
Typically, my preferred style of travel–if it hasn’t become obvious yet–is slow and thorough; plodding, one might even say. In South America, I spent anywhere from three to nine weeks in every country I visited, limiting myself to a handful of cities so…
How Spirit Airlines Saved My Butt in Central America–Twice
Bare Fare: You and one personal item. You can add more options later. The Bare Fare is just the cost of getting you from A to B–not your bags. Bags are more expensive at the airport.
4 Highlights from 4 Days in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica
Puerto Viejo is a charming and chilled out beach town on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast, just north of the Panamanian border. Beach cruisers are more prevalent than cars and the reggae jams that pulse from beachside bars lend it a distinctly Rasta…
