Creating a “best of” list for any given region, country, or continent is a thankless task. There’s really no way to be objective, and of course it’s impossible to visit EVERY place in a given Keep Reading
21 Fascinating Facts About the Galapagos Islands
Visiting the Galapagos Islands is like stepping into one of those BBC nature documentaries narrated by Sir David Attenborough. In this archipelago, which is located 600 miles off the coast of Keep Reading
40 Amazing Costa Rica Animals That Will Make You Want to Visit NOW
[Updated 1/14/2020] The other day, during a conversation about the places we've traveled to and would never re-visit, we were flabbergasted when a friend suggested that a Costa Rica vacation had Keep Reading
Las Bolas, the Stone Spheres in Costa Rica at Finca 6
[Updated 11/25/2019] By the beginning of 2014, science had found the Higgs boson (a.k.a. "the God particle), put a rover on Mars, and created a robotic hand that allows amputees to actually feel Keep Reading
The Ultimate Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica Travel Guide
We’re on a boat, speeding down a river in Tortuguero National Park towards our Tortuguero hotel, Mawamba Lodge. This pristine 77,000-acre protected area is at the heart of efforts to conserve the Keep Reading
The 15 Best Places to Stay in Costa Rica (Resorts, Hotels & Eco-Lodges)
My love affair with Costa Rica began more than 20 years ago, in the early days of ecotourism. It was only my second trip outside the US, and the first where I learned about the importance of Keep Reading
Top 15 Things to Do in Antigua, Guatemala
Having thoroughly enjoyed our time exploring Belize, Costa Rica, and Panama, taking a Guatemala vacation was high on our bucket list. So when Juan Rivera of Beast Wildlife Adventures of K'uk Keep Reading
Isla de Ometepe: An Epic Guide to Nicaragua’s Ometepe Island
Located in the southwestern corner of its namesake country, Lake Nicaragua is the largest lake in Central America. It's also home to one of the region’s most remarkable islands. Isla de Keep Reading
Exploring the Ancient Xunantunich Mayan Ruins of Belize
There is a private ritual I have– sacred and, until now, unspoken– that helps me connect with ancient archaeological sites such as the Xunantunich Mayan ruins in Belize on a more personal (rather than Keep Reading
50 Fascinating Facts About Guatemalan Culture
My wife Emma and I have spent the better part of the last decade in and out of Guatemala. It’s a place that we refer to as home even today, much more so than England (where she's from) or the United Keep Reading
