And Then There Came Europe…

Casa Ylang Ylang on Finca Ipe I want a sewing machine. And an ice cream maker. I want to plant a garden, grow some herbs and some flowers. I want a house where we can store our growing library, mak...

Snorkeling Tortuga Island – Montezuma Costa Rica

It's raining?! Rain, in the morning? That's strange. It is rainy season on the Nicoya Peninsula, and the thunderstorms are incredible. But they're usually in the evenings or at night, shaking the house, l...

Having a Baby at Home in Costa Rica – The Story

I wrote a post about preparing for birth and why we left Nicaragua and how we ended up in Costa Rica to have this baby. And then one night in a pregnant brain stupor, I accidentally deleted my entire website...

Surfing Nicaragua: Las Peñitas

Learn how to surf. That's been one of my husband's 'bucket list' items since way before our surfing misadventures in Guatemala. He had a chance for lessons while we were staying at the beach in Las Peñita...

Living the Beach Life – Las Peñitas Nicaragua

It didn't START out awesome... but it ended that way. We arrived in November, which (we learned later) is notoriously bad for mosquitoes (since it's the end of rainy season.) And we were really ready for ...

Celebrating Gríteria in León, Nicaragua

I love celebrating and learning about different holidays and traditions while traveling to other countries. One of my favorites was celebrating Dia de los Muertos in Mexico, and Semana Santa in Antigua. H...