PANAMA | Sunday, 13 Apr 2008 | Views [531] | Comments [1]
Oh it has indeed been a couple of crazy days here in Bocas...I´m going to be horrible and not write details because it all SOUNDS boring...just parties, really. Every night. A couple of day trips to the beach and whatnot, mostly just hanging out with ... Read more >
COSTA RICA | Monday, 7 Apr 2008 | Views [831] | Comments [2]
Location: Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica With: Me, myself, and I (and a few ants left over in my backpack) Whew! That week FLEW by faster than lightening, and I still doubt an entire seven days have gone by. On the 1st of this month I hopped the ever-... Read more >
COSTA RICA | Sunday, 30 Mar 2008 | Views [524]
You´re going to notice a distinct lack of exclamation marks and punctuation here because like a quarter of this keyboard doesn't work ;P Tikal. Was. The. Bomb. Seriously, it beats Machu Picchu´s ass by 1000. I couldn´t believe it. We arrived at 5am ... Read more >
GUATEMALA | Thursday, 27 Mar 2008 | Views [744]
Alright! How can I possibly sum up San Pedro? Umm...lazy. Yep, more of it! We spent four nights there, and 80% of that time was sitting/laying on pillows in colorful open-air restaurants, eating Thai curry and falafel and space cookies (oh yes, San ... Read more >
GUATEMALA | Thursday, 20 Mar 2008 | Views [885] | Comments [1]
So last night around seven, parades began through the main square for Semana Santa. There were children everywhere dressed up in little purple gowns (it's for Easter, but they looked like they were on their way to Hogwart's!), swinging smoking lanterns, ... Read more >
Tags: misadventures
GUATEMALA | Tuesday, 18 Mar 2008 | Views [804] | Comments [3]
So in the last few days, I managed to make it successfully with Anna to Antigua, Guatemala! We each got certified in scuba diving, our passport to the ocean! As of 3 days ago we can go anywhere in the world we want to to dive up to 100 feet down ... Read more >
HONDURAS | Thursday, 13 Mar 2008 | Views [868] | Comments [1]
Dad- that was the funniest reply I've ever had...I laughed out loud and the guy next to me in the internet cafe gave me a weird look :P All right, so good news! I'm spending like 2 hours uploading 120 pictures to Facebook today! So anyone who wants ... Read more >
HONDURAS | Tuesday, 11 Mar 2008 | Views [2317] | Comments [4]
Just so everybody knows (specifically my mother)- I WANT to put up pictures! I just can't find any computer on earth with a fast/stable enough connection to do so! It's funny that it's way easier to find computers in Honduras than it was in Costa Rica.... Read more >
Tags: party time
HONDURAS | Monday, 10 Mar 2008 | Views [708] | Comments [1]
Location: Utila, Bay Islands, Honduras We're here!!!! Finally! Me and Anna booked it from Granada and spent the last 2 days on buses allll day long. Spent from 9am-9pm yesterday on buses or in bus stations, but the border from Nicaragua to Honduras ... Read more >
Tags: friends
NICARAGUA | Saturday, 8 Mar 2008 | Views [618] | Comments [2]
I awoke this morning to the friendly smile of Caryn Simmons, the amazing musician and human I´ve been with since Monteverde. Within moments we´d said our goodbyes, with hugs and love and sad smiles, and she was off to explore the city of Granada. Yesterday ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
NICARAGUA | Thursday, 6 Mar 2008 | Views [2467]
Location; Granada, Nicaragua Caught the bus from Monteverde to Nicaragua. Ended up taking 2 buses, followed by 2 taxis, followed by a ferry and another bus, with 2 Americans I met in the hostel in Costa Rica. Most stressful border ever, INSTANT change ... Read more >
Tags: beaches & sunshine
COSTA RICA | Saturday, 1 Mar 2008 | Views [1707] | Comments [3]
Current location: Monteverde, Costa Rica Status: Happy as a clam...if the clam were on ecstasy! The dealio: So our first night we got in sorta late. Went to the bar, the only place open with food, and got some kickass quesadillas. In the process, ... Read more >
Tags: adrenaline
COSTA RICA | Friday, 29 Feb 2008 | Views [641] | Comments [1]
Hmm well, I tried for an hour to upload some pictures for all y´all, but that doesn´t seem to be happening on this computer so we´ll try again later... Location: Monteverde, Costa Rica (up in the cloudforest!) Adventures? Plenty. We went from Dominical ... Read more >
Tags: adventures
COSTA RICA | Saturday, 23 Feb 2008 | Views [528] | Comments [2]
All right, so I´m screwed as far as my email goes. I can´t get my password to reset properly, and I think I´m officially OUT, as in cannot recieve emails from or remember the email addresses of a number of people, specifically the ones I know in Ireland, ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Wednesday, 20 Feb 2008 | Views [753] | Comments [9]
Sooooo I took my first scuba lesson today! It was amazing! Left at 9am, back at 5pm, though most of the time was in the boat. We did a shallow water dive (like 2 meters) for awhile to get used to the water, then did a half-hour long dive at 10 meters ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
PANAMA | Sunday, 17 Feb 2008 | Views [2302] | Comments [4]
So I´m still in Bocas del Toro, staying on Isla Bastimentos. It´s so rad! Except my email doesn´t work here for some reason, so I plan on being here a few more days and therefore I guess no email! It´s kinda nice, though. So the entire time we were ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
PANAMA | Sunday, 17 Feb 2008 | Views [617] | Comments [2]
So we´re still going strong! So many things to do...no time to write right this second, but I´m alive, well (better than that!) and in Isla Colon, Panama. Going to the bar tonight, learning scuba and many other things this week, I´ll write a good entry ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
COSTA RICA | Thursday, 14 Feb 2008 | Views [1085] | Comments [2]
Man oh man. Have not stopped. Spent my first flight from Seattle (on 3 hours of sleep) sitting next to a 19-year-old mother and her 1 and 2 year olds. We chatted, babysat, good times actually. 5-hour layover in Atlanta, rested a bit but didn't sleep ... Read more >
Tags: friends
CANADA | Monday, 11 Feb 2008 | Views [529] | Comments [2]
Well here I am, lying in my best friend's bed in Vancouver. The reality of leaving hit me hard upon waking this morning, and it's all I can do not to explode! When I first realized "Hey, I'm on a plane in less than 20 hours," I felt something ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
CANADA | Wednesday, 23 Jan 2008 | Views [554]
Well, I set off in 17.5 days for San Jose, Costa Rica! First there will be 2 nights in Vancouver (visiting my best buds to get one last drink in), then a Greyhound trip to Seattle, where I will hopefully get a couple of hours of sleep before waking ... Read more >
Tags: the planning phase
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