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.
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.
Bolivia / Tales & Misadventures
by Oliver
by Oliver · Published May 25, 2023 · Last modified May 10, 2023
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.
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.
We visited Colombia first in 2013, when tourism was still in its infancy. In following visits we witness the country’s transformation (mostly) for the better.
Bolivia / Environment & Sustainability / Tales & Misadventures
by Matt
by Matt · Published March 24, 2023 · Last modified March 22, 2023
We expected our time in Bolivia to be a cultural experience. But we didn’t expect to be immersed in dog society — or an emerging brand of green conservatism.
Argentina / Bolivia / Tales & Misadventures / Travel with Kids
by Oliver
by Oliver · Published March 17, 2023 · Last modified March 22, 2023
Oliver, our nine-year-old boy, recounts in his own words his difficult experience with altitude sickness while crossing into Bolivia.
A child battles altitude sickness as we arrive at the Argentine-Bolivian border bridge without a visa. This is a story about the lowest point of our gap year.
We make a late-night grub run to a 200-year-old historic establishment.
Brazil / Tales & Misadventures
by Matt
by Matt · Published October 18, 2022 · Last modified November 29, 2022
This is a story about how a simple bureaucratic formality can snowball into a saga of false steps, bad options, and some high stakes cajoling.
Brazil / Tales & Misadventures / Travel with Kids
by Oliver
by Oliver · Published September 17, 2022 · Last modified November 2, 2022
Oliver recounts an adventure packed hike up a river that almost ends in disaster. This is a story told from an eight-year-old point of view.
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