Category Archives: North America

Good for you

Posted on March 30, 2020 by

A habit we developed years ago stuck with us.  In the beginning we took short walks pushing a baby carriage.  Every day we found time for a good walk and soon it became a habit. A decade later we had … Continue reading →

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Hiding in plain sight

Posted on March 12, 2020 by

The coolest activity to do – and not for the faint of heart – is a night tour with the Bug Lady in Drake Bay, Costa Rica with the sole purpose of seeing and learning about things that go creeping … Continue reading →

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The unexpected joy of young travel companions

Posted on February 13, 2020 by

We usually travel alone.  Sometimes a friend or two will join us, but we rarely have child companions.  That may be due to a lack of confidence on our parts.  Would we be their best travel companions?  Anticipating a trip … Continue reading →

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We don’t know what we don’t know

Posted on January 30, 2020 by

No matter how we tried to juggle our travel schedule there was a gap.  A 5-day stay at La Paloma Lodge in Drake Bay, Costa Rica included 2 excursions.  One was a snorkeling trip in the open ocean that we … Continue reading →

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Where we saw 3 monkey species, a garlic tree, and swam in a waterfall

Posted on January 20, 2020 by

We traveled to many of the U.S. National Parks for their magnificent scenery.  If we think all national parks are alike, consider Corcovado National Park, located on the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica, and compare it to Everglades National Park in … Continue reading →

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The trip of a lifetime (depending on who you ask)

Posted on January 8, 2020 by

We promised to take our grandchildren on a memorable trip with us.  Their parents were not invited.  We wanted this to be a trip (we hoped) they’d remember the rest of their lives. We gave the trips with our grandchildren … Continue reading →

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A tradition takes hold

Posted on December 1, 2019 by

We were young, newly married, and didn’t want to fall back on either family’s traditions.  When our children were little, we started to drive to Washington, DC for Thanksgiving to visit Beth’s brother.  We didn’t know it at the time, … Continue reading →

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