How to get the very best vacation on a budget. Stay with a Peace Corps Volunteer. If you are interested in going beyond the traditional tourist experience, call a Peace Corps volunteer. Seriously, these volunteers live in the most remote villages of the country, speak the language, find the best, cheapest places to eat and
An Expat’s Experience visiting home for Thanksgiving. I recently returned from a 18 day trip to my hometown in the U.S., Cincinnati, Ohio. It was during Thanksgiving and the start of the Christmas season. I found Thanksgiving a great time to be home. During Thanksgiving week I saw family, old friends, new babies and people
Boat and Barge on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica in Puerto Viejo. This barge is a permanent structure on the black sand beach in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca Costa Rica. On a summer Sunday afternoon is the best time to catch kids jumping off and hiding underneath the barge. Their laughs are infectious and
Utah National Parks – Moab, Canyonlands, Arches, Bryce Canyon This video was taken in early November during our road trip of 2010. We loved Utah’s parks and beer. If you look back into the archives of this site you will find our Zion National Park video and the 6 pack firestarter video, both also shot
Our video of Zion National Park, Utah – We spent a week camping in this amazing park. It really does have everything, but it is expensive. This is basically a shaky park brochure. The previous video of the 6 pack firestarter was also shot in Zion. When you see the Angels Landing hike portion you
Making Butter, Collecting Fruit and the Birds – Our new life in Costa Rica Begins We arrived on December 7th and it has rained every day save for three since then. The Caribbean rainy season can last until February and then begins again in August. It is the rain that keeps everything this lovely shade
Yellowstone National Park Video Camping in Yellowstone was sold out the 1st night so we had to go to Gardiner, Montana. The little town was able to charge astronomical prices for everyday items and lodging because of the proximity to the park. We ended up spending about $100 on groceries and $135 for a little
Updates and Transitions – Preparing for the move to Costa Rica All kinds of fun stuff going on since the last post. Coleman got back to us with a big thumbs down on our trip sponsorship. The reason, no budget. Really Coleman? If your CEO decided that he wanted to finger paint our truck I
Part 10 of my Safari Journal We have returned to camp. Solomon is preparing lunch. I sit and write in my journal as I wait. A vervet monkey comes really close and sits down. After I inform him that his younger brother was a meal earlier in the day, he gets up and walks away.