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  • first 24 hours in san jose (costa rica)

    what do i like? -lots of options for food – from french to italian to argentinian to lebanese to pub fare, san jose has a lot of variety to offer for culinary options.  the high end is quite high (out…

  • first 24 hours in carrillo (costa rica)

    what do i like? -r&r – the beach of carrillo doesn’t have a single building along its whole beachfront. light brown/white sand sit behind a few rows of palm trees and when the sun is out, the water is a…

  • first 24 hours in samara (costa rica)

    what do i like? -so quiet – the first time we walked onto the beach felt like we showed up at somewhere that wasn’t listed in any guidebooks (which it is). the crowd has a mix of tourists and ticos…

  • first 24 hours in tamarindo (costa rica)

    what do i like? -huge beach – the beachfront of tamarindo seems to go on for miles. one end is connected to an estuary and the other wraps around forming a slight crescent. the sun sets on this end -happy…

  • first 24 hours on little corn island (nicaragua)

    what do i like? -the smallest island i’ve visited – roughly 1.5km in diameter, little corn is by far the smallest island i’ve been to. the selection is limited, the population is small and i would expect that everybody on…

  • first 24 hours in leon (nicaragua)

    what do i like? -the town feels alive – lots of university aged students and people on the streets at all hours of the day. this is what i expected out of granada but instead it was the complete opposite.…

  • first 24 hours in playa maderas (nicaragua)

    jojo: what do i like? -our first beach day since the netherlands almost 3 months ago and it didn’t disappoint. playa maderas is a small, quiet beach best known for surfing. the waves range in size but the beach is…

  • first 24 hours in ometepe (nicaragua)

    *this update is more than a week late thanks to brutally inconsistent wifi.  almost every one of our stays have had horrendous wifi which has made blogging challenging.  on top of that, the wifi card in my computer just decided…

  • first 24 hours in flores (guatemala)

    jojo: what do i like? -the islet of flores is connected to the main city, santa elena, via a two lane causeway.  we drove into town during sunrise and you could see the reflection of the sun bouncing off of…

  • first 24 hours in antigua (guatemala)

    jojo: what do i like? -food!  tasty and cheap are a perfect combo in my book.  while my stomach isn’t as bulletproof as i’d like it to be, this trip is going to be a training mission whether it likes…