Category: Central America
Costa Rica – Moon, Stars, Magic
Larry Kessler contributed this guest post. Costa Rica magic. Abracadabra! Alakazam! Spin the globe and throw a dart. Where do you go to find the perfect getaway? And what makes it so special for you? Relaxing, invigorating, spiritual, and socially responsible? No? How ’bout educational, romantic, secluded or breathtaking? Maybe it’s to reconnect. Or to […]
Cozumel Vacation Rentals –How to Find a Home
Cozumel Vacation Rentals are not in short supply. However, it took my husband and me a couple of days to find a house that would meet the needs of our family. In fact, I thought we might go blind looking on VRBO, Flip Key, and HomeAway – and then we finally found the home of […]
3 Best Cozumel Restaurants
Cozumel restaurants were the farthest thing from my mind when I planned our trip to this part of Mexico. My top concern was the quality of the snorkel and dive sites. After that, I needed to find a house that was a fit with our 3-generation California family. When I had done those things, I […]
Cozumel Mexico – Warm Beaches & Cool Diving
Cozumel is a magnet for lovers of warm weather, sunny beaches, and great diving. This includes my immediate family – all three generations of us. The youngest likes nothing more than building sand castles; we all love swimming; and the adults get really excited about snorkeling around exotic marine life. I’d heard of Cozumel, but […]
Guatemala Volunteer Travel Adventure
Guatemala volunteer travel is a subject near and dear to the heart of Connie Turvey, who contributed this guest post. Connie is the founder of Grace of Guatemala, a nonprofit organization that works in partnership with Mayan Families and Airline Ambassadors International. I love that Connie is an authentic traveler and that she welcomes […]
5 Best Hotels in Costa Rica
Best hotels in Costa Rica? This beautiful, eco-friendly country offers some wonderful choices – often surrounded by beautiful gardens. Here are a few of my favorites: Finca means “farm” and Finca Rosa Blanca is a charming 13-room country inn overlooking an organic coffee plantation just outside of San Jose. The artistic décor includes hand-crafted tiles, colorful murals, and […]
Your Travel Expert in Costa Rica
Trip planning is much easier if you have a friend living in the destination you’re going to visit. In the case of Costa Rica, we all have an amigo in the person of Michael Kaye. Michael was the first to run Costa Rica’s whitewater rivers and – in 1978 – he started Costa Rica Expeditions as […]
