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...
Costa Rica

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

Having a baby at home in Costa Rica I wrote a post about preparing for birth and why we left Nicaragua and how we ended up in Costa Rica because we're having a baby at home. And then one night in a pregn...

Nicaragua: Surfing in Las Peñitas

Nicaragua is a hidden gem for surfers, offering some of the most consistent and diverse waves in Central America... Learn how to surf. That's been one of my husband's 'bucket list' items since way before ...

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...