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19 July 2010
French Polynesia
We’ve spent over two months in French Polynesia so far, and are loving it here. Many places really do seem to have the elements of the tropical island paradises we imagine when thinking about the South Pacific.
We first arrived in Hiva Oa, in the Marquesas.
The Marquesas are high, mountainous islands, with beautiful skylines. The [...]
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15 June 2010
Gilligan’s Lava Tunnels
Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip.
At Isla Isabela in the Galápagos, one of the trips most people recommend is hiring a panga and guide for a snorkelling tour of the lava tunnels at Los Túneles. So, along with our friends Robert and Kelita from Freedom [...]
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8 April 2010
Breakfast
When the fish are around, it’s everybody’s mealtime!
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7 March 2010
Huanchaco, Peru
We spent a ten day week in Peru in February, mainly to extend the amount of time we could spend in Ecuador. Since the devastating flooding in Macchu Picchu occurred just as we were planning our trip, our original plans needed to change. We ended up staying the whole time in Huanchaco, a [...]
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16 December 2009
Saiananda
We visited the resort/marina/farm of Saiananda, near Bahía de Caráquez to see all the animals there. It was beautiful.
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6 November 2009
Volcan Arenal
Like Monteverde, there are about a bazillion tours available in La Fortuna, mostly visits to Volcan Arenal. We opted to simply take the one suggested by our hostel. It was $40 USD per person, and included transportation to the volcano, a small hike, a dusk volcano viewing, a trip to a local hot springs, dinner [...]
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30 October 2009
Monteverde
There are many ways for travelers and their money to be parted in the Monteverde Cloudforest area. It’s not especially expensive to be there, it’s just that there are many, many tourist activities available, all for a fee.
We skipped the butterfly gardens, the guided hikes in the national park, the Sepentarium and insect zoo, bungee [...]
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30 October 2009
Monteverde, Costa Rica
From our trip to the Monteverde cloudforest, including great shots of hummingbirds and us ziplining.
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26 June 2009
Surfing
Some clips from our various surfing adventures in El Salvador.
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24 June 2009
Tikal
We spent two days at the Tikal Parque Nacional in Guatemala. It surpassed all our expectations, and we were overwhelmed by the sights – both the ruins themselves and the jungle environment in which they are situated.
The ruins are extensive, and in various states from entirely overgrown to completely excavated and reconstructed. Some were [...]
