While walking through the Jaguar Rescue Center in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica, I expected to see jaguars, but there were none to be found. I was far from disappointed, however. Instead, I saw about 50 different sloths and was fascinated with our tour guide, Becky. Becky Cliffe, also known as “Becky Sloth,” is like the…
DetailsYou’ve heard the saying, “It’s a jungle out there,” well when it comes to life as plantation farmer in Costa Rica, there are no truer words. I made a new friend in El Paredon Guatemala, and he suggested I visit his aunt in Costa Rica. We chatted on Facebook, and soon I arrived at Sonia…
DetailsAntigua Guatemala was surprisingly fun. I didn’t intend to spend much time there. I planned it to be more of a stopover between Guatemala City and some of my other destinations in the area. It turns out, a lot of people once thought that way, and then they never left. Antigua, with its warm sunny…
DetailsI stayed in El Paredon, Guatemala for three weeks, and one of my new Guatemalan friends, Walter, insisted that he take me kayaking through the mangrove canal before I left. I’ve kayaked through the mangroves of Kauai, and I’ve done a good deal of kayaking near my home in Ocean Park, Washington, so I didn’t…
DetailsSome of the best things happen by accident. It’s one of the main reasons I love adventure travel and prefer to have few prearranged plans. A friend at Cocori Lodge suggested I go to Lake Atitlan. So, I scheduled a few days off from yoga, booked a ride, and off I went to check it…
DetailsTwo weeks ago I packed up my backpack, grabbed my yoga mat, and boarded an airplane for Guatemala City. I took a taxi to Antigua, where I spent the night, and then headed directly to El Paredon the next morning. Adventure travel is not for everyone. There are a lot of unknowns, and you have…
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