Out and about
steph I made a last-minute trip to Illinois this past week. I flew (obviously), which was a very strange experience after so much driving. A year ago, we were also in…
jbuhler Co$ta Rica
Costa Rica feels different than the rest of Central America. There is a lack of men with guns everywhere. You can pull a bag of ice out of a freezer…
Camping refresher
I love islands! I had good memories of Ometepe being a relaxing place, and was not disappointed. The first night we were a little disappointed because we had hoped to…
Phone pictures
I think Stephanie’s last post sounded a bit more negative than either of us felt. Sure, our legs and arms are more bite than person, and our dog is more…
Bits and bites, nine months in
Today marks nine months on the road, and we have been observing this milestone by holing up in an air-conditioned hotel in Granada. The current mood has a bit to…
Familiar grounds
For the first time since Baja (or backtracking our few times through San Cristóbal), we have arrived in a place that I’ve visited before–Nicaragua. Back in 2008, in the summer…
Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras
After seven months in Mexico, we spent one month in Guatemala, one week (!) in El Salvador, and two weeks in Honduras. I wanted to write about these countries politics…