Costa Rica

Snorkeling Tortuga Island – Montezuma Costa Rica

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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

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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

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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

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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...

Guatemala El Salvador Border Crossing

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Last time they wouldn't let us in. We tried to visit their country. But they told us we were 'illegals', and wouldn't let us come in. So we went back to Guatemala, then the next time we renewed our visa's...

Time to Say Goodbye to Guatemala… for Good?

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These little ladies came to wish us farewell... and even shed a tear. I was so touched. It always happens this way. We knew it was going to happen sometime. We thought it would have happened a lot sooner...

Alaska to Argentina Itinerary

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It's an epic expedition! We're going to drive from Alaska to Argentina (with 5 6 kids)! Here's our tentative itinerary. We'll update it as we go. Click the + signs to see where we've already been. We'd love...