Coast of Riches: A Journey Through Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama Day 2: A road trip to Ometepe the volcano islands and then to Granada for dinner, before heading back to San Juan del Sur. Day’s Itinerary It was strange to wake up with the sun shining in through the large balcony windows and realize … Continue reading Twin Peaks of Ometepe and Granada in a Day!
Coast of Riches: A Journey Through Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama Day 1: Arriving in country 47, Nicaragua and sightseeing in Managua and Leon before driving and spending the night in San Juan del Sur! Day’s Itinerary Our 5 am United departure to Managua with a transfer in Houston already guaranteed a tiring start to … Continue reading Capitals of Nicaragua, Managua and Leon
Coast of Riches: A Journey Through Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama A 9 day adventure through the remaining three Central American countries, starting in Nicaragua, traveling through Costa Rica and ending in Panama! With this trip I will complete country 47-49! When contemplating the next trip, there was an underlying urge to finish what I … Continue reading Coast of Riches: A Journey Through Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
March On, Bahamaland! Day 4: A day at Atlantis, the mega-resort on Paradise Island! Boat rides, water slides, dolphins and more! Alarm blaring at 4:30 am, we had a long day ahead of us… We showered, packed and checked out. Fortunately our rental was right where we left it and the drive to the airport … Continue reading Lost in Atlantis on Paradise Island
March On, Bahamaland! Day 3: Exploring the Grand Lucayan property and visiting the famous Lucayan National Park. The Grand Lucayan Waking up to the warm sunlight shining through the balcony window reminded me that I had a mission, to get extremely burnt. I jumped out of bed and headed to Grand Lucayan’s beach, where Christina … Continue reading The Truly Grand Lucayan
March On, Bahamaland! Day 2: Planning our stay in Freeport and deciding on a two-tank scuba dive for the day followed by local drinks in the marketplace square. It was difficult to get out of bed with the soft pillows cradling my head, but the sun beckoned me to get dressed and begin my day. … Continue reading Shark Diving in Port Lucaya Bahamas
March On, Bahamaland! Day 1: Arriving in Nassau and spending the day exploring all the main sights before taking a flight to Freeport and settling into our hotel. The direct flight from Newark arrived at Nassau’s Lynden Pindling International Airport at noon. Christina and I stepped off the airplane staircase onto the runway and took … Continue reading Top Sights of Nassau in a Day!
March On, Bahamaland! Country 46 on my world tour is The Bahamas. A short 4 day weekend getaway will allow me to explore two of the Bahamas islands and several destinations! The Bahamas’ national anthem “March On, Bahamaland” embodies the spirit of growth and development. This is accurate as the country is one of the … Continue reading March On, Bahamaland! The Bahamas
Cruising for Saints in the Caribbean Day 11 and 12: Ending the cruise and spending two more days in Puerto Rico to see the Bacardi Factory, kayak in Bioluminescent Bay Fajardo, and explore the beach of New San Juan. Sighting land and knowing that our cruise was coming to an end was a sobering moment. … Continue reading Bacardi and Bioluminescent Bay in Puerto Rico
Cruising for Saints in the Caribbean Day 10: A day on the French and Dutch Island of Saint Martin with sailing on the prized Stars and Stripes Yacht then chilling on the beach! Arriving in the Dutch port of we debarked and split up. The men of the group were going on a tour while … Continue reading Saint Martin, The Friendly Island