The Uneventful Week in Costa Rica That Wasn’t
We expected the final week of our family gap year — in a small Costa Rican beach town — to be simple and uneventful. It was anything but.
Destinations
Experiments in Serendipitous Travel on an Ecuador Road Trip
On our three week road trip through Ecuador, we experimented with an older style of travel: foregoing advanced booking and making it up as we went.
How We Escaped a Roadside Extortion Scheme in Ecuador
A routine police checkpoint turns into a tense standoff when the police give us a choice: pay a $900 bribe or go to prison.
Ecuador Road Trip Journal – Week 3: On the Coast
This is a journal of our final week driving around Ecuador. We visited the coast and took an excursion out to the “Poor Man’s Galapagos.”
Ecuador Road Trip Journal – Week 2: Through the Sierra
This is a daily journal of our second week on the road. Our family spent three weeks driving around Ecuador in a rental car.
Ecuador Road Trip Journal – Week 1: Into the Jungle
On the first week of our 3-week road trip around Ecuador, we give the day by day highlights as we descend from the Andes into the jungle.
6 Colombian Coffee Tours, Rated For Kids’ Enjoyment
In Colombia’s Eje Cafetero, there are so many coffee tours to choose from. But which ones will the kids enjoy? Here we review six tours in three areas.
Ridiculous Short Stories From a Farm in Bolivia
Oliver, our nine-year old boy, recounts in his own words some of his funniest experiences during our two-week permaculture farm stay in Bolivia.
I Experienced One of My Travel Fears: I Got Mugged
A mugger cut me off on a solitary street in Cali, Colombia. This is the story of how I got away and what I could have done differently.
Quick Tips for Travel to Chile
An acquaintance going to Chile from the United States in a few months asked about general travel tips for this country. This is what I told her, plus a bit more.
