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After traveling on the Great White mother for the millineum voyage on Semester at Sea I set a goal to travel to all 7 continents... after moving to Chile and traveling south I made it to Antarctica... number 7. Weddings brought me to the states for a year where I received my masters in education. I found a job in Honduras and got out of the states once again. Seems this travel bug is more than just a bug, but rather a lifestyle now. Can't wait to see what Central America has in store for me! I stole my traveling motto from a fellow I met along the way, "you never regret a swim," whether it's in the glacial lakes of Chile and Argentina, the Antartica ocean, or the warm waters of Honduras, every one has been memerable... can't wait to jump in some more.
We're back!! This time I won't be traveling solo, for the first time. My boyfriend Marty and I will be spending two weeks visiting Chile over Christmas. For me it is a long awaited return to the land I fell in love with and hated leaving. After nearly four years away I will be returning to Chile to visit dear friends, drink awesome wine and piscolitas, travel north and SCUBA dive. I absolutly cannot wait! It will be even more exciting and interesting to bring Marty with me and show him around and introduce him to all my friends. We leave the 22 of Dec. Blogs to follow

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By Kari12
December 27th 2008

Marty ate peaches and other interesting things we are finding out about each other! South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Providencia

Hello! Merry Christmas. We made it to Chile! Our travels to Chile were alright... our plane was delayed at least 2 hours while we had to stay on it and wait. To top it off We had, for whatever reason, an extra small row, which for MArty does not work very well. So we arrived in Santiago 2 hours late with no way of letting my friend Belen know this. She was waiting for us when we arrived and it was so great to see her. We went out for sushi immediatly, which is Marty goal for the trip, to each [View Full Entry]

By Kari12
December 18th 2008

Almost there North America » United States » Colorado » Fort Collins

Hello all- This is a test blog after adding a few folks. Marty and I are counting the days...3 and half, till we are off on our first big adventure together. For me it is a return to a place I never wanted to leave in the first place. I will be reconnecting with friends not seen for far too long and introducing Marty to my other world. I am bursting with fruit flavor waiting for it all to begin. We need to pack. Good news is we actually don't have to pay for check- in baggage, due to the distance [View Full Entry]

By Kari12
June 27th 2007

Karen in Costa Rica, say what? The last 2 weeks Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Montezuma

The Girls
Kristen, Caroline, Karen and Kari in Puerto Viejo, first nite. We tried to ge the awesome sunset in the background, but you can just see it a bit

I met Karen and two of her sisters in Puerto Viejo Costa Rica. I had been there before and tried to tell them a place to meet me, hoping it was still there after three years. It didn't end up being a problem as the town is super small and I saw them getting off the bus. It was so great to see Karen and be traveling with her once again. It was also great to meet and hang out with her sisters. All four of us had a blast, painting all the towns some lovely shades of red! We [View Full Entry]

By Kari12
June 17th 2007

Heading home Central America Caribbean » Panama » Bocas Del Toro » Isla Colon

Flowers
We had these same flowers outside our place in Santiago

I am on my way back up and man does it feel good. Part of me feels like IÂ´ve been traveling forever and to tell you the truth it is a little odd to be heading back, even though I am excited to be. I need to catch up on this blog, I am still in Panama which I left 2 weeks ago... So, From Bocas Brava I went to Boquete which is a little mountain town... I had heard some people describe it as similar to a Colorado town, but could not for the life of me see what [View Full Entry]

By Kari12
June 9th 2007

A very nice Detour Central America Caribbean » Panama » Chiriquí » Isla Boca Brava

Bocas Bravas
On the boat ride in

I made it to David, not exactly a place you go to stay, but rather one you pass through to get to everywhere else. I had wanted to go to Isla Boca Brava but had decided it was to expensive to go it alone and was going to make my way onto to Bocas Del Toro the next day. However at my hostel, The Purple House, which was run by an entirly too controling New York women, I met 4 others who wanted to do the same. So the next day we headed to the island. It was amazing! We [View Full Entry]

By Kari12
June 9th 2007

Stupid Lonely Planet!! Central America Caribbean » Panama » Chiriquí » David

Ocean Waterfall
One of the 2 beaches in Pedasi

This is meant to be the blog where I take a long while to bitch and moan about how incredibly awful and simply incorrect the Lonely Planet Guide book is. But I donÂ´t have the ganas to go into it all anymore, except to say that I had let several inconsistancies slide because I thought they must be random, isolated instances, but I have now realized they are not and have written Lonely Planet and told them just a few of their flaws and explained why I would never be using their guide again, back to Rough Guide it is. [View Full Entry]

By Kari12
June 7th 2007

This is what I needed Central America Caribbean » Panama » Coclé » El Valle de Anton

River
This was an awesome hike in El Valle

After kind of a bummer in Panama, and just feeling like I'd wasted too much time there I headed to El Valle. It was just what I needed. It was a very quiet mountain town. Not too many tourist and not much else to do but hike and explore. The first hike I did was to see the square trees it was a lovely hike and I was feeling better already. After that I went to a garden/zoo and was reminded why it is I don't go to zoos, the animals were kept in horrible conditions. I went to some [View Full Entry]

By Kari12
June 5th 2007

You don't come to Panama without seeing the canal Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panamá » Panama City

Veiw of the city from the causeway

Hey, it's been awhile, sorry. So I noticed on this site that most all the blogs on Panama are about Bocas Del Toro... where I currently am, but I am happy to report that I've also seen many other places in Panama. Starting with Panama City. I stayed longer than I should have here, nearly a week. I was struck by how big the city is! It's really, really big. There are skyscrapers! I don't think I've seen a building over 4 stories high in a year now! I felt like a little kid admiring all the big buildings. It [View Full Entry]

By Kari12
June 5th 2007

Portobello and Isla Grande Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panamá » Panama City

The city of Portobello

I took a side trip from Panama city to Portobello and Isla Grande. Portobello is an old port town, nothing much special here expect for the forts which still remain well intack and the city itself is pretty. On down the road for about an hour you come to the place to take a boat over to Isla Grande. This place was paradise, especially after having been in the city for awhile. We got an awesome place right on the beach and went swimming right away. I love the Carribean!! So clear, so warm. I saw my first macaw in [View Full Entry]

By Kari12
May 18th 2007

A taste of South America Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Guanacaste » Playas del Coco

Playa Del Coco
Another beautiful beach

I finally left San Juan Del Sur after a week of loving it there. Made my way back to Costa Rica. I spent a day and nite in Liberia, which is just a city and not all that worth it, but it was a good day of rest. From there I bused to Playa Del Coco where I was hoping to meet a friend of a good friend of mine, Valentina from Chile. I got a hotel and went straight to the beach, which wasnÂ´t as nice as San Juan Del Sur as far as swimming and laying out goes, [View Full Entry]

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