Coast of Riches: A Journey Through Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama Day 4: Climbing Cerro Chato next to Arenal and swimming in the lake of the crater, spending a day on hellish roads to Monte Verde and finally ending in Quepos. Day’s Itinerary The sun rose around 5:45 a.m. and so did I. Enjoying the … Continue reading Arenal-ine Rush through Costa Rica!
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
Paradise Found in the Indian Ocean: Day 3 Visiting Sigiriya to Colombo with stops in Dambulla and Kandy. At 6:30 am, we surveyed the damage from the mosquitoes. Looks like the only war victim was Christina. Stepping out of our room, we had the first look of our hotel, The Lion Rock, in daylight. Breakfast … Continue reading Sigiriya to Colombo with a Taste of Kandy
Paradise Found in the Indian Ocean: Day 2 Visiting Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa, passing through Mihintale, and ending the day in Sigiriya! I awoke at 7 am to a tropical bird cacophony, my morning alarm. I marveled at the variety and number of birds that I saw and heard. With an uncomfortable car ride, a 2 … Continue reading Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa Make for a “Stupa-endous” Day!
Malaysia and Brunei in a Week: Day 7 Renting a boat for Langkawi island hopping to find a large fresh water lake and white sandy beaches, then watching eagles feed and breaking down on the way back. Get ripped off by a taxi before checking out of the Sheraton before heading back to Kuala Lumpur. … Continue reading Langkawi Island Hopping in Search of Pristine Beaches
A UK Olympic Summer Month: Day 27 A day with friends and family around Horsham Castle and a night out in Londontown. Sleeping in and recovering from the crazy party the night before, we eventually got up for a brunch with our friends Kevin, Jelena, Arash and Martina who drove up from Belgium. They stayed … Continue reading A Walkabout Horsham Castle
Day 7, Scotland: A morning of speed tourism in Glasgow followed by a beautiful drive to Islay Up early around 9 am, I had quite a morning planned for us. We had half a day to check out the major sites of Glasgow, the largest Scottish city and third largest UK city. We checked out … Continue reading A Morning in Glasgow and a Drive to Islay