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Mexico City Part Two : The Earthquake

Not two minutes before the big earthquake a few days ago, we had just finished a fabulous Street Food Tour run by a competent young chef working for the Eat Mexico Company. Most people don’t care enough to listen to the broken voice of the cancer girl in the wheelchair, but he took me seriously.…

Mexico City : Part One

Mexico City: Part One Dieciocho, the week of the eighteenth of September, is Chile’s version of Spring break, and their National Holiday. The sun starts to appear in the sky, making it a little too hot to wear sweaters, the birds begin to sing early in the morning, and Chileans don their huaso outfits, eat…

Costa Rica: A Visit to Clinica La Fortuna

    Part ONE Jon and I burst through the doors of the tiny local clinic at 7:08 AM. I clutched my bleeding ear with a tissue and howled in pain. Jon wished he could do something, anything, about it. The clinic was already full, five minutes after opening. Perhaps someone had a medical emergency in…

Costa Rica Day Two

The Night Hike and a Viper Two evenings ago, Jon and I arrived at Arenal Observatory Lodge and Spa. It is the closest lodging that you can get to a volcano in the world. The hotel is famous for being the country´s first eco-lodge. It is a working, scientific, research center. Renowned for its observation…

Costa Rica: Zip Ya Down, Poas Volcano

After 13 or so hours of travel, and one five-hour layover in the Panama airport, Jon and I finally made it to Costa Rica! We are joining our families for Ali´s beach wedding in Guanacaste, but are doing some traveling first. After the plane ride I was exhausted and definitely coming down with some sort…