Two weeks in Boquete, Panama. We love Boquete. And we spent two weeks here in Boquete house-sitting for our friends David and Cora. During our time in Boquete, we got to spend time at the castle with Tom and Caroline, went to Cafe Lerida, met 5 cool Canadians, and ate breakfast at Olga’s Restuarant. We also went to Amigo’s, the local Gringo favorite hangout.
Bugs in Boquete: Panamanian Bugs and Critters
We had a blast making this video about Panama’s Bugs and critters. It’s a bit of a tribute to Steve Irwin and really was just done in silliness. Hope you enjoy seeing the bugs and critters that we discovered in…
Podcast #5: The Northern Part of Central America
In this podcast, we cover about 7 weeks of travel, from the time we left Granada, Nicaragua, early in December, through today, January 18. Download the travel podcast MP3 here We cover our travels through places and experiences like:
Speaking Three Languages
There’s a joke that goes around quite frequently: What do you call someone who speaks three languages? Trilingual What do you call someone who speaks two languages? Bilingual What do you call someone who speaks one language? American. There are…
Tourism Map of Central America: Our Map from 3 months of Travel
In three months, we visited 6 countries, covered over 2,500 land miles (mostly by bus) and saw some really amazing places. We also met some truly fantastic people – both people who are involved in tourism as tourists and tourist…
Carrie’s Current countries visited
visited 15 states (6.66%)Create your own visited map of The World On our trip through Central America, I got to add 6 countries to my map of visited countries. It’s too bad not all of them have a stamp representation…
A Review of Casa Luna Hotel in Antigua, Guatemala
Things I like about Casa Luna Hotel in Antigua, Guatemala: The owner, Victor, is very nice and is very helpful. He can connect you with anyone or any tour and arrange whatever tours you may need. He is also just…
Thoughts On Television: From Casa Luna Hotel
Casa Luna Hotel Being awoken by a neighboring room’s overly loud TV surfing various news channels, I’m realizing just how deep the fear of being alone is for most people. Television fills many people’s need for connection; in the noise…
Geckos, Roosters, Fireworks, Car Alarms, Children, Dogs, Sneezing, Parades and Bells, Doorbells, and Construction
What can you really do about so much noise but laugh? I’m a relatively light sleeper, and have learned to travel with earplugs. In fact, before departing on this part of our travel/working experience, Carrie and I bought a box…