La Fortuna, north from San Jose in Costa Rica, is a gem of a city. Lots of wonderful things to do in this volcanic regions, and La Fortuna is most famous for hikes and hotsprings. It also features a few

Monteverde Zipline : Costa Rica
During my trip across Costa Rica, I rented a 4×4 and made my way up north towards the border with Nicaragua. After visiting La Fortuna and the nearby volcano mountains I turned back south to tackle some rough roads to

Cienfuegos city walk : Cuba
Coming down from Havana and Vinales to explore a bit of central Cuba, I only had a day to spend in Cienfuegos, but even during that day I was able to see and explore quite a lot, much in thanks

Castillo de Jagua : Cienfuegos Cuba
Coming down south from Havana Cuba to explore the southern coastline, I had very limited time to visit Cienfuegos and see the area. I arrived at my airbnb with a lovely local host, and asked for help in trying to make

Else Kientzler Botanical Gardens : Costa Rica
There are a few nice attractions away from Costa Rica’s capital San Jose that are worth stopping by. I fast realized I’d rather venture out of San Jose and rented a car to explore the region. On my various excursions

Vinales day trip: Cuba
When visiting Cuba I landed in Havana and spend a few days exploring, and I then headed out for a circular tour of Cuba, starting from northwestern Cuba in the Vinales region. It’s a beautiful country side with lots to

La Paz Waterfall Gardens Nature Park : Costa Rica
La Paz Waterfall Gardens Nature Park was a bit of a surprise. It was my first “eco” attraction in Costa Rica and after having heard of how well Costa Rica does eco preservation I admit to expecting a very authentic

Walking tour of Granada : Nicaragua
Granada was, by far, my favorite place in Nicaragua. Yeah, I guess I’m a bit spoiled, and Granada is so more easier to like than everything else I visited in Nicaragua, so it is possible that if I had longer

Masaya Volcano & Fortaleza El Coyotepe : Nicaragua
Some of the greatest attractions in Nicaragua are about volcanoes. There are active volcanoes in Nicaragua that you can get very close to. Typically, like in the Masaya Volcano I visited coming up from Granada on the way to Leon,

Isletas de Granada : Nicaragua
Was looking for something fun to do near Granada and someone mentioned to me I should head down to the east coast a short drive from Granada to check out Isletas de Granada, the small islands of Granada where the Nicaraguan