Blogs from Central America Caribbean - page 1745

To maximize time we decided to suck it up and endure a 15 hour adventure that took us from Belize City across the border and then into Flores. At Flores we switched buses to an overnight bus that took us down to Guatamala city. I can´t say that it was a restful night of sleep, but we saved on accommodation for the night and got to where we needed to be. (The rough plan is to get south and work our way back up) They played a crappy Disney movie "The Princess Diaries" which i actually watched in its entirety. The only gem in the whole film came in a small piece of advice given from one character to another: "The brave may not live long, but the fearful don´t live at all." Little did ... read more

I guess you can say that this is a lemon-to-lemonade type story. We both quit our jobs for similar reasons and faced with the prospect of being unemployed, we decided to do something we had dreamt and spoken about ... a world tour. With the decision made, we jumped into setting the priorities. We decided on the places to visit - from Cuba to Australia and most everywhere in between. We'll swim in the turquiose waters of Aruba, soak up the majesty of Kaieteur Falls in Guyana and sleep in the lush hinterlands of Surinam, admire the lights of Times Square, New York and segway thru Centennial Park in Atlanta. Maybe catch a game of cricket at Lord's in England and take pictures at the RLD in Amsterdam, take a safari in South Africa and gaze ... read more

Well, tomorrow I fly to Costa Rica. To live with a family I dont know in acountry where I dont speak the language--Im a little nervous, but excited. Ive been wanting to do a language immersion program for years, and truthfully, this is probably gonna be my only opportunity to do it. Dreams do come true... So after working for the last six months to pay for this adventure, its finally here. I fly into Miami from Washington, D.C. and then straight into San Jose, CR. Someone from my program is picking me up and taking me to the local bus station which will take me to Turrialba, where my host family will be waiting for me. Did I mention I'm a little nervous. The feeling is similar to when i moved to Dominica, WI back ... read more

Casa del Sol Jenny´s castle in the sand and sun... a crab moved in shortly to claim it as his own. We allowed it.Hola amigas and amigos! The first week in the country, we were positively spoiled, so it makes sense that there must be a (slight) fall from grace somewhere. We got our first taste on a tour to Volcan Arenal. We decided we´d chance the weather (against the recommendation of our guide, Giovani) and take the volcano tour the next day as opposed to right after getting back from Rio Celeste. We were tired, after all, and wanted to enjoy our stay at the hotsprings. Oops, because the next night it rained for exactly the hour we did a jungle tour, and was clouded over when we went to watch the volcano. But that ... read more

La fête des mères! Bonne fête à toutes les mamans Ici la température est merveilleuse. L'eau est chaude, pas très claire mais nous en profitons au maximun. Ce matin nous avons dégusté un bon café au soleil dans le cokpit. Par la suite nous nous sommes rendus au parc où nous avons fait de la conversation sur skype avec maman, mes soeurs, ainsi que mon fils Frédérick dont c'était la fête, déjà 29 ans pour mon amour. Le restaurant Tappa avait un guitariste de choix; nous nous y sommes donc rendus et avons pris quelques consommations et beaucoup dansé. Terry, la poprio, avait aussi sa mère qui était là et toute les mamans ont reçu une belle fleur. De retour au bateau nous avons enfilé nos costumes de bain pour nous rendre sur la plage ... read more